TY - JOUR
T1 - Propiedades químico-estructurales y actividad biológica de la quitosana en microorganismos fitopatógenos
AU - Rodríguez-Pedroso, A. T.
AU - Ramírez-Arrebato, M. A.
AU - Rivero-González, D.
AU - Bosquez-Molina, E.
AU - Barrera-Necha, L. L.
AU - Bautista-Baños, S.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the published research about chitosan, which is the deacetylated form of chitin, a natural biodegradable compound derived from crustaceous shells whose major attributes corresponds to its polycationic nature. This review points out its chemical and structural characteristics, obtainment methods, antimicrobial activity and its action mode. The potential of chitosan to induce a series of defence reactions correlated with certain enzymatic activities carried out by PAL, β-1,3-glucanase, chitinase and chitosanase is also reviewed.
AB - The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the published research about chitosan, which is the deacetylated form of chitin, a natural biodegradable compound derived from crustaceous shells whose major attributes corresponds to its polycationic nature. This review points out its chemical and structural characteristics, obtainment methods, antimicrobial activity and its action mode. The potential of chitosan to induce a series of defence reactions correlated with certain enzymatic activities carried out by PAL, β-1,3-glucanase, chitinase and chitosanase is also reviewed.
KW - Chitinase
KW - Chitosanase
KW - Glucanase
KW - Obtention
KW - PAL
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84884939222&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5154/r.rchsh.2009.15.042
DO - 10.5154/r.rchsh.2009.15.042
M3 - Artículo
SN - 1027-152X
VL - 15
SP - 307
EP - 317
JO - Revista Chapingo, Serie Horticultura
JF - Revista Chapingo, Serie Horticultura
IS - 3
ER -