Chitosan(Chitin)/Cellulose Composite Biosorbents Prepared Using Ionic Liquid for Heavy Metal Ions Adsorption

Chitosan(chitin)/cellulose composites as biodegradable biosorbents were prepared under an environment-friendly preparation processes using ionic liquids. Infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectra indicated the stronger intermolecular hydrogen bond between chitosan and cellulose, and the hydroxyl and amine groups were believed to be the metal ion binding sites. Among the prepared biosorbents, freeze-dried composite had higher adsorption capacity and better stability. The capacity of adsorption was found to be Cu(II) (0.417 mmol/g) > Zn(II) (0.303 mmol/g) > Cr(VI) (0.251 mmol/g) > Ni(II) (0.225 mmol/g) > Ph(II) (0.127 mmol/g) at the same initial concentration 5 mmol L-1. In contrast to some other chitosan-type biosorbents, preparation and component of the biosorbent were obviously more environment friendly. Moreover, adsorption capacity of chitosan in the blending biosorbent could be fully shown.

Chitin and chitosan dissolved in ionic liquids as reversible sorbents of CO2

A novel dissolving process for chitin and chitosan has been developed by using the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methyl-imidazolium chloride ([Bmim]Cl) as a solvent, and a novel application of chitin and chitosan as substitutes for amino-functionalized synthetic polymers for capturing and releasing CO2 has also been exploited based on this processing strategy.

Recovery of protein from discharged wastewater during the production of chitin

Studies were carried out to optimize the conditions for the recovery of protein. The results showed that pH of 6.00 for wastewater, the dosage of 1% chitosan solution in 1% acetic acid aqueous solution of 2.0 ml for 50 ml wastewater and 1% FeCl3 aqueous solution of 2 ml for 50 ml wastewater, the flocculation time of 4.0 h were the optimal conditions for the recovery of protein. The obtained protein sediment contained abundant amino acids, especially isoleucine, methione and lysine that are absent in other protein resource. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

A DYNAMIC LASER LIGHT-SCATTERING STUDY OF CHITOSAN IN AQUEOUS-SOLUTION

The solution behavior of four chitosans (91% deacetylated chitin) with different molecular weights in 0.2M CH3COOH/0.1M CH3COONa aqueous solution was investigated at 25 degrees C by dynamic laser light scattering (LLS). The Laplace inversion of the precisely measured intensity-intensity time correlation function leads us to an estimate of the line-width distribution G(Gamma), which could be further reduced to a translational diffusion coefficient distribution G(D). By using a combination of static and dynamic LLS results, i.e. Mw and G(D), we were able to establish a calibration of D = k(D)M(-alpha D) with k(D) = (3.14 +/- 0.20) X 10(-4) and alpha(D) = 0.655 +/- 0.015. By using this calibration, we successfully converted G(D) into a molecular weight distribution f(w)(M). The larger alpha(D) value confirms that the chitosan chain is slightly extended in aqueous solution even in the presence of salts. This is mainly due to its backbone and polyelectrolytes nature. As a very sensitive technique, our dynamic LLS results also revealed that even in dilute solution chitosan still forms a small amount of larger sized aggregates that have ben overlooked in previous studies. The calibration obtained in this study will provide another way to characterize the molecular weight distribution of chitosan in aqueous solution at room temperature. (C) 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Identification and molecular characterization of a peritrophin-like protein from fleshy prawn (Fenneropenaeus chinensis)

Peritrophin, one of the components of the peritrophic matrix, was first isolated from the intestine of insects. It is thought to protect insects from invasion of microorganisms and to stimulate digestion of food. Peritrophin-like proteins have also been found in crustaceans, as a component of the egg layer. In this study, one fragment of the peritrophin-like gene was obtained from fleshy prawn (Chinese shrimp) (Fenneropenaeus chinensis) by panning the T7 phage display library constructed with the shrimp hemocyte cDNA. The total sequence of the peritrophin cDNA was cloned by modified SMART cDNA and LD-PCR methods. The full cDNA is 1048 bp and the deduced protein is composed of 274 amino acids, including 21 amino acid signal peptide, and four peritrophin A domains and the latter three forming three chitin-binding domains. Similarity analysis results showed that the peritrophin-like protein from F chinensis has significant similarities with peritrophin-like and cortical rod proteins from other shrimp. It was inducing expression in hemocytes, heart, stomach, gut, and gills of the infected shrimp, and constitutive expression in the ovaries. No expression signal was detected in the hepatopancreas of either infected or noninfected shrimp. The recombinant peritrophin-like protein has the activity of binding Gram-negative bacteria and strong binding activity to chitin. Therefore, the bacteria and chitin binding activities of the peritrophin-like protein suggest that it may plays a role in immune defense and other physiological resposes. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

甲壳单糖、寡糖、低聚糖制备方法的优化与比较研究

该文通过大量实验,确定了制备单糖、寡糖及低聚糖的最佳生产工艺,并对几种制备方法做了比较研究.该文采用氧化降解和微波降解等不同技术对甲壳低聚糖的制备工艺进行了研究.H<,2>O<,2>作为氧化剂,在酸性条件下,采用4因素3水平进行正交实验,得到了制备分子量2000以下的寡糖的最佳条件.微波降解制备低聚糖目前尚未见报道,经过该实验证明此方法可降低能耗,减小污染,节省时间和原料,是一个具有产业化前景和市场潜力的好方法.通过以不同的壳聚糖为原料,探讨了在微波场作用下纯溶剂及盐效应对分子量变化的影响,最终产物的分子量均在1×10<'5>～10×10<'5>之间.根据IR光谱,壳聚糖降解前后主要峰的位置都无变化,只是随壳聚糖相对分子质量的降低各峰峰强有所变化,证明了壳聚糖氧化降解及微波降解制备寡糖、低聚糖是以开裂壳聚糖的β-1.4糖苷键来进行.该项研究对更好的开发利用甲壳质资源,促进中国海洋生物制品的发展具有十分重要的意义.

甲壳质、壳聚糖生产废水中虾青素、蛋白质的回收及壳聚糖在水处理中的应用

近年来，甲壳质生产发展迅速，但是在生产过程中所产生的废水引发了一系列的环境污染问题，对于该废水的处理，目前尚未有行之有效的方法，大多数生产厂家仍处于无处理排放状态。本文在处理甲壳质、壳聚糖生产废水的同时回收得到了具有多种生物学功能的虾青素以及可以作为饲料添加剂的粗蛋白，这对于我国甲壳质、壳聚糖产业的发展以及保护我国近海环境具有重要的意义；另一方面，壳聚糖因其具有优良的吸附性能、螯合性能、可再生性及生物降解性，在水处理工艺中已经显示出广阔的应用前景，本研究中将壳聚糖应用于甲壳质、壳聚糖生产废水以及海藻工业水处理工艺中，这样既保护了环境又达到了资源综合利用的目的，并且节约了能源和资源。 首先研究了从甲壳质、壳聚糖生产废水中回收提取虾青素以及所得的虾青素对DPPH自由基的清除作用。分别采用单元有机溶剂、二元有机溶剂作为萃取剂从废水中回收虾青素，并确定了有机溶剂萃取的最佳条件，实验结果表明，二元有机溶剂萃取的效果优于单元有机溶剂萃取的效果；将得到的虾青素经HPLC分析，游离虾青素的含量达30.02%；最后，对所得的虾青素进行了有机自由基DPPH的清除作用的测定，结果表明，所得的虾青素具有很强的清除DPPH自由基的能力，IC50可以达到0.84mg/ml。 将得到的虾青素进行了深加工，合成了虾青素-β-环糊精的包合物。结果表明，当虾青素与β-环糊精形成包合物时，虾青素与β-环糊精以1：4的比例进行包合，包合物的水溶性稍好于虾青素（虾青素不溶于水）；在水相中，包合物很容易形成超分子结构；包合物中虾青素对温度和光的稳定性明显增强。 其次，研究了甲壳质、壳聚糖生产废水中蛋白质的回收技术，通过实验确定了蛋白质回收的最佳条件；并对所得的蛋白质沉淀进行了氨基酸分析，结果表明，该沉淀中含有丰富的氨基酸，其总量可以达到20.56%，这些结果表明该沉淀可以开发为饲料用蛋白质添加剂。 在回收虾青素和蛋白质的同时，对甲壳质、壳聚糖生产废水处理新工艺的开发，并且确定了最佳实验条件。经过处理后的废水由青岛市环境保护监测站监测结果表明，处理后的废水达到了国家二级排放标准。 利用壳聚糖对海藻工业水进行了处理，结果表明，壳聚糖絮凝海带工业水中“糖胶”的效果明显优于工业生产中通常使用的方法，在此基础上确定了壳聚糖作为絮凝剂对海带工业水进行处理的最佳实验条件。在本研究中还测定了I-浓度的变化，从I-的浓度变化来看，应用本方法处理海带工业水不影响碘的提取。

The preparation and antioxidant activity of glucosamine sulfate

Glucosamine sulfate was prepared from glucosamine hydrochloride that was produced by acidic hydrolysis of chitin by ion-exchange method. Optical rotation and elemental analysis characterized the degree of its purity. In addition, the antioxidant potency of chitosan derivative-glucosamine sulfate was investigated in various established in vitro systems, such as superoxide (O (2) (-) )/hydroxyl (center dot OH) radicals scavenging, reducing power, iron ion chelating. The following results are obtained: first, glucosamine sulfate had pronounced scavenging effect on superoxide radical. For example the O (2) (-) scavenging activity of glucosamine sulfate was 92.11% at 0.8 mg/mL. Second, the center dot OH scavenging activity of glucosamine sulfate was also strong, and was about 50% at 3.2 mg/mL. Third, the reducing power of glucosamine sulfate was more pronounced. The reducing power of glucosamine sulfate was 0.643 at 0.75 mg/mL. However, its potency for ferrous ion chelating was weak. Furthermore, except for ferrous ion chelating potency, the scavenging rate of radical and reducing power of glucosamine sulfate were concentration-dependent and increased with their increasing concentrations, but its ferrous ion chelating potency decreased with the increasing concentration. The multiple antioxidant activities of glucosamine sulfate were evidents of reducing power and superoxide/hydroxyl radicals scavenging ability. These in vitro results suggest the possibility that glucosamine sulfate could be used effectively as an ingredient in health or functional food, to alleviate oxidative stress.

The antioxidant activity of glucosamine hydrochloride in vitro

The antioxidant potency of chitin derivative-glucosamine hydrochloride was investigated employing various established in vitro systems. Such as superoxide (O-2(center dot-))/hydroxyl ((OH)-O-center dot)-radical scavenging, reducing power, and ferrous ion chelating potency. As expected, we obtained several satisfying results, its follows: first, glucosamine hydrochloride had pronounced scavenging effect on superoxide radical. For example, the O-2(center dot-) scavenging activity of glucosamine hydrochloride was 83.74 parts per thousand at 0.8 mg/mL. Second, the (OH)-O-center dot scavenging activity of glucosamine hydrochloride was also strong and was about 54.89% at 3.2 mg/mL. Third, the reducing power of glucosamine hydrochloride was more pronounced. The reducing power of glucosamine hydrochloride was 0.632 at 0.75 mg/mL. However, ferrous ion-chelating potency was soft. Furthermore, ferrous ion-chelating potency, the scavenging rate of radical, and the reducing power of glucosamine hydrochloride increased with their increasing concentration, and they were concentration dependent. The multiple antioxidant activity of glucosamine hydrochloride was evident as it showed considerable reducing power, superoxide/hydroxyl-radical scavenging ability. These in vitro results suggest the possibility that glucosamille hydrochloride could be effectively employed its an ingredient in health or functional food, to alleviate oxidative stress. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.