In the chitin bibliography, a major reference is the book written by Richards in 1951
“primarily for entomologists and other invertebrate zoologists” but also, in the author's hope …

Chitosan and its oligosaccharides, which are known to possess multiple functional
properties, have attracted considerable interest due to their biological activities and potential …

Responding to the expansion of scientific knowledge about the roles of nutrients in human
health, the Institute of Medicine has developed a new approach to establish Recommended …

A beneficial effect of chitin-chitosan as a food supplement is the reduction of plasma
cholesterol and triglycerides due to its ability to bind dietary lipids, thereby reducing …

Glucomannan, a viscous polysaccharide, and chitosan, a derivative of chitin, have both
been demonstrated to lower cholesterol in animals. However, the mechanism of cholesterol …

A preliminary feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the nutritive value of adult variegated
grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus) meal (VGM) as a replacement for fish meal in the diets …

Chitosan is a non‐toxic polyglucosamine, widespread in nature, which is deacetylated to
varying degrees form of chitin, a component of exoskeleton of shrimps, crabs and insects …

Chitosan (CAS 9012-76-4) is derived by alkaline deacetylation from chitin, an abundant
polymeric product of natural biosynthesis especially in crustaceans. It is available in a …

Objective: Both chitosan and glucomannan have demonstrated hypocholesterolemic effects.
A recent study in rats indicates that the combination of the two is also a potent …

This study determined the hypocholesterolaemic effects of chitosan preparations with
different physicochemical properties. Chitosans with smaller particle size had better …