Abstract
Chitosan samples from two mushroom species (Boletus bovinus, Laccaria laccata)were obtained and characterized by viscosimetry, attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), elemental analyses (EA), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (13C NMR), X-ray diffraction (XRD)and thermogravimetric (TGA)analyses. Properties of the fungal chitosan samples were compared to commercial low-molecular weight chitosan, crustacean chitosan (Cervimunida johni)and chitosan obtained from an insect (Hilobius abietis). Additionally, the cytotoxic properties of chitosan in vitro on cancerous hepatoma and non-cancerous ovary cells cultivated on films with different chitosan concentrations was evaluated. As a conclusion, this study clearly revealed that low-molecular weight chitosan films and solutions with high degree of deacetylation can act cytotoxically on both tumor MH-22A and normal CHO cells in vitro. Consequently, this work may be useful for further investigations of natural anticancer products in medical areas.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-9 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Carbohydrate Polymers |
| Volume | 221 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Publisher Copyright:© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
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Keywords
- Cancer
- Chitosan
- Deacetylation
- Low-Molecular weight
- Mushroom
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