Carboxymethyl chitosan, a water-soluble chitosan derivative, has a lot of characteristics such as strong antibacterial property and refreshment, and is a polyamphoteric electrolyte. It is widely applied in cosmetics, refreshment and medicine industry, and it is also one of chitosan derivatives which have been researched often in recent years. Carboxymethyl chitosan, a kind of chemical composite which appeared in recent years, it is going to play a more important role in human’s future daily life due to its pharmacological actions such as stable property, antibiosis, anti-infection, lowering lipid and preventing & curing arteriosclerosis.
Carboxymethyl chitosan
Alias: Carboxymethyl chitosan
English Name:Carboxymethyl chitosan
Chemical name:(1,4)-2- acetamino-2- deoxy -β-D-glucose
Molecular formula:(C8H13O6N)n
Molecular weight (MW):thousands to tens of thousand
Chemical structure:
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CAS Registry Number:83512-85-0