[HTML][HTML] Kojic acid applications in cosmetic and pharmaceutical preparations

M Saeedi, M Eslamifar, K Khezri - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2019 - Elsevier
Skin color disorders can be caused by various factors, such as excessive exposure to
sunlight, aging and hormonal imbalance during pregnancy, or taking some medications …

Chitosan nanoparticles-based cancer drug delivery: application and challenges

B Sachdeva, P Sachdeva, A Negi, S Ghosh, S Han… - Marine drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitin is the second most abundant biopolymer consisting of N-acetylglucosamine units and
is primarily derived from the shells of marine crustaceans and the cell walls of organisms …

Chemical modifications in the structure of marine polysaccharide as serviceable food processing and preservation assistant: A review

B Zhang, W Lan, J **e - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine polysaccharides are a kind of natural polysaccharides which isolated and extracted
from marine organisms. Now some marine polysaccharides, such as chitosan, sodium …

Biological and antibacterial properties of the micro-nanostructured hydroxyapatite/chitosan coating on titanium

B Li, X **a, M Guo, Y Jiang, Y Li, Z Zhang, S Liu, H Li… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Titanium (Ti) is the widely used implant material in clinic, however, failures still frequently
occur due to its bioinertness and poor antibacterial property. To improve the biological and …

Chitosan-based membranes preparation and applications: Challenges and opportunities

SS Vedula, GD Yadav - Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitosan is an abundant natural biopolymer which finds a variety of applications due to its
functionalization extending to pharmacology, controlled drug delivery, healing materials …

Facile synthesis and antibacterial activity of geraniol conjugated chitosan oligosaccharide derivatives

R Bi, L Yue, S Niazi, IM Khan, D Sun, B Wang… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
A new chitosan oligosaccharide derivative (COS-N-Ger), based on geraniol (Ger)
modificated onto the NH 2 position of chitosan oligosaccharide (COS) via a facile method …

Tyrosinase inhibitors as potential antibacterial agents

Y Yuan, W **, Y Nazir, C Fercher… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tyrosinase is a copper-containing enzyme that catalyzes the biosynthesis of melanin. This
enzyme is present in bacteria, fungi, plants and animals, and plays multiple roles in …

An optimized analog of antimicrobial peptide Jelleine-1 shows enhanced antimicrobial activity against multidrug resistant P. aeruginosa and negligible toxicity in vitro …

J Zhou, L Zhang, Y He, K Liu, F Zhang, H Zhang… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the threat of escalating multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacteria to human health
and life, novel antimicrobial agents against gram-negative pathogens are urgently needed …

Biodegradable kojic acid-based polymers: controlled delivery of bioactives for melanogenesis inhibition

JJ Faig, A Moretti, LB Joseph, Y Zhang… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Kojic acid (KA) is a naturally occurring fungal metabolite that is utilized as a skin-lightener
and antibrowning agent owing to its potent tyrosinase inhibition activity. While efficacious …

Silver nanoparticles/chitosan oligosaccharide/poly (vinyl alcohol) nanofiber promotes wound healing by activating TGFβ1/Smad signaling pathway

C Li, Q Wang, J Li, M Hu, S Shi, Z Li, G Wu… - International Journal …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Wound healing occupies a remarkable place in everyday pathology and remains a
challenging clinical problem. In our previous study, we prepared a silver …