Chitosan

"Chitosan" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Deacetylated CHITIN, a linear polysaccharide of deacetylated beta-1,4-D-glucosamine. It is used in HYDROGEL and to treat WOUNDS.

Descriptor ID	D048271
MeSH Number(s)	D05.750.078.139.500 D09.698.211.500
Concept/Terms	Chitosan Chitosan Poliglusam

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Macromolecular Substances [D05]
Polymers [D05.750]
Biopolymers [D05.750.078]
Chitin [D05.750.078.139]
Chitosan [D05.750.078.139.500]
Carbohydrates [D09]
Polysaccharides [D09.698]
Chitin [D09.698.211]
Chitosan [D09.698.211.500]

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Bar chart showing 69 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2019 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	0	3	3
2004	0	2	2
2005	3	1	4
2006	1	1	2
2007	3	0	3
2008	1	0	1
2010	2	3	5
2011	3	0	3
2012	0	2	2
2013	1	1	2
2014	2	0	2
2015	2	0	2
2016	3	0	3
2017	1	1	2
2018	2	0	2
2019	7	1	8
2020	5	1	6
2021	2	1	3
2022	4	0	4
2023	1	0	1
2024	8	0	8
2025	0	1	1

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Miao W, McClements DJ, Wang J, Zhang Z, Lin Q, Ji H, Jin Z, Qiu C. Effects of different polysaccharides on the formation, stability, and rheological properties of oleogels structured by octenyl succinic anhydride starch. Food Chem. 2025 May 01; 473:143076.

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Wang J, Lin Q, Qiu C, McClements DJ, Ji H, Jin Z. Composite biopolymer foams fabricated from natural aldehyde functionalized chitosan-whey protein amyloid fibrils: Application for removal of phthalate esters from water. Carbohydr Polym. 2025 Jan 15; 348(Pt A):122789.

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Xu W, McClements DJ, Zhang Z, Zhang R, Qiu C, Zhao J, Jin Z, Chen L. Effect of tannic acid modification on antioxidant activity, antibacterial activity, environmental stability and release characteristics of quercetin loaded zein-carboxymethyl chitosan nanoparticles. Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 Nov; 280(Pt 2):135853.

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Liu W, Liu K, Hu H, McClements DJ, Zhang Z, Zhang R, Qiu C, Long J, Chen G, Zou Y, Jin Z, Chen L. Modification of pea starch using ternary mixtures of natural crosslinking agents: Vanillin-chitosan-betaine and vanillin-gelatin-betaine. Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 Sep; 276(Pt 2):133949.

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Specht CA, Wang R, Oliveira LVN, Hester MM, Gomez C, Mou Z, Carlson D, Lee CK, Hole CR, Lam WC, Upadhya R, Lodge JK, Levitz SM. Immunological correlates of protection mediated by a whole organism, Cryptococcus neoformans, vaccine deficient in chitosan. mBio. 2024 Aug 14; 15(8):e0174624.

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Wu C, McClements DJ, Ma B, He Z, Wu F, Zhang Y, Liu X, Wang P. Fabrication of composite hydrogels by sonication-assisted assembly of okara cellulose nanofibers and chitosan: structure and properties. J Sci Food Agric. 2024 Apr; 104(6):3458-3467.

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Tavassoli M, Khezerlou A, Sani MA, Hashemi M, Firoozy S, Ehsani A, Khodaiyan F, Adibi S, Noori SMA, McClements DJ. Methylcellulose/chitosan nanofiber-based composites doped with lactoferrin-loaded Ag-MOF nanoparticles for the preservation of fresh apple. Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 Feb; 259(Pt 2):129182.

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Maybruck BT, Upadhya R, Lam WC, Specht CA, Lodge JK. Fluorescence and Biochemical Assessment of the Chitin and Chitosan Content of Cryptococcus. Methods Mol Biol. 2024; 2775:329-347.

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Specht CA, Lam WC, Hester MM, Lourenco D, Levitz SM, Lodge JK, Upadhya R. Chitosan-Deficient Cryptococcus as Whole-Cell Vaccines. Methods Mol Biol. 2024; 2775:393-410.

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Zeng H, Cheng C, Xie Y, McClements DJ, Zhang L, Wu X, Gao H, Liu W, Zou L, Wei L. Encapsulation of propionic acid within the aqueous phase of water-in-oil emulsions: reduced thermal volatilization and enhanced gastrointestinal stability. Food Funct. 2023 Jun 19; 14(12):5716-5727.

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