Chitin and chitosan, naturally occurring polysaccharides, have emerged as a prominent class of biopolymers with immense potential across various scientific and industrial fields. Their unique ...

To further elucidate the substrate specificity and binding mechanism of ChBD, we investigated the effect of different substrates on the binding force of ChBD. Cellulose, which is structurally ...

An inexpensive biomaterial that can be used to sustainably replace plastic barrier coatings in packaging and many other applications has been developed by researchers, who predict its adoption would ...

The beetle’s white exoskeleton is made from a compound called chitin, which is a type of carbohydrate – one that is also ...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., May 18, 2017-- Using neutron crystallography, a Los Alamos research team has mapped the three-dimensional structure of a protein that breaks down polysaccharides, such as the fibrous ...

Strings of sugars called polysaccharides are the most abundant biopolymers on Earth. Because of their versatile and environmentally friendly properties, these molecules could eventually replace some ...

AZoM speaks to Dr. Spence Macdonald from ABOzymes about his discovery of a novel biopolymer, acholetin, synthesized from a bacterial enzyme. I studied as a biochemist in the laboratory of Stephen ...

Material derived from crab shells and wood pulp could replace flexible plastic packaging Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a material from two naturally-occurring ...

In a paper published in NANO, researchers from Guizhou Meiling Power Sources Co., Ltd., China have reviewed the recent progress in biopolymer-based electrolyte. The biopolymer materials with unique ...

Chitin — the second-most abundant biologic polymer, after cellulose — is a tough, cross-linked polysaccharide (see Figure 1) found in the exoskeleton of insects and crustaceans, the cell wall of fungi ...