Carboxymethylchitosan NEW

Carboxymethyl Chitosan Powder is a linear polysaccharide composed of randomly distributed β-(1-4)-linked D-glucosamine (deacetylated unit) and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (acetylated unit).

Carboxymethyl Chitosan Powder has a number of commercial and possible biomedical uses. It can be used in agriculture as a seed treatment and biopesticide, helping plants to fight off fungal infections. In winemaking it can be used as a fining agent, also helping to prevent spoilage. In industry, it can be used in a self-healing polyurethane paint coating. In medicine, it may be useful in bandages to reduce bleeding and as an antibacterial agent; it can also be used to help deliver drugs through the skin.

More controversially, Carboxymethyl Chitosan Powder has been asserted to have use in limiting fat absorption, which would make it useful for dieting, but there is evidence against this. Other uses of Carboxymethyl Chitosan Powder that have been researched include use as a soluble dietary fiber.