Analysis of molecular structure and topological properties of chitosan isolated from crab shell and mushroom
- Authors
- Lee, Eung Take; Song, Jio; Lee, Ji Hyun; Goo, Bon Guen; Park, Jae Kweon
- Issue Date
- May-2024
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER
- Keywords
- Chitosan; Molecular weight; Topological properties
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES, v.266
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
- Volume
- 266
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/91493
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131047
- ISSN
- 0141-8130
1879-0003
- Abstract
- This investigation aimed to scrutinize the chemical and structural analogies between chitosan extracted from crab exoskeleton (High Molecular Weight Chitosan, HMWC) and chitosan obtained from mushrooms (Mushroom-derived Chitosan, MRC), and to assess their biological functionalities. The resulting hydrolysates from the hydrolysis of HMWC by chitosanase were categorized as chitosan oligosaccharides (csCOS), while those from MRC were denoted as mrCOS. The molecular weights (MW) of csCOS and mrCOS were determined using MatrixAssisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. Furthermore, structural resemblances of csCOS and mrCOS were assessed utilizing X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. Intriguingly, no apparent structural disparity between csCOS and mrCOS was noted in terms of the glucosamine (GlcN) and N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) composition ratios. Consequently, the enzymatic activities of chitosanase for HMWC and MRC exhibited remarkable similarity. A topological examination was performed between the enzyme and the substrate to deduce the alteration in MW of COSs following enzymatic hydrolysis. Moreover, the evaluation of antioxidant activity for each COS revealed insignificance in the structural disparity between HMWC and MRC. In summary, grounded on the chemical structural similarity of HMWC and MRC, we propose the potential substitution of HMWC with MRC, incorporating diverse biological functionalities.
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