Preparation and Characterization of Novel Cationic Chitosan Derivatives Bearing Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Salts and Assessment of Their Antifungal Properties

Preparation and Characterization of Novel Cationic Chitosan Derivatives Bearing Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Salts and Assessment of Their Antifungal Properties

Chitosan is an abundant and renewable polysaccharide, its derivatives exhibit attractive bioactivities and the wide applications in various biomedical fields. In this paper, two novel cationic chitosan derivatives modified with quaternary phosphonium salts were successfully synthesized via trimethyl...

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Main Authors: Wenqiang Tan, Qing Li, Fang Dong, Qiuhong Chen, Zhanyong Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
cationic chitosan derivatives
quaternary ammonium salts
quaternary phosphonium salts
antifungal activity
electron-withdrawing ability
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/9/1438

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