Browsing by Subject "Chitosan"

Now showing items 1-5 of 5

    • Chitosan formulations improve the immunogenicity of a GnRH-I peptide-based vaccine 
      Sáenz Iturriaga, Leonardo Enrique; Neira Carrillo, Andrónico; Paredes, Rodolfo; Cortés, Marlies; Bucarey Vivanco, Sergio; Arias Bautista, José (Elsevier, 2009-03-18)
      Three chitosan formulations were evaluated for their ability as adjuvant of a poor immunogenic peptide vaccine against GnRH-I. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were immunized subcutaneously with recombinant His-GnRH-tandem-repeat ...
    • Effect of chitosan electrospun fiber mesh as template on the crystallization of calcium oxalate 
      Butto, Nicole; Cotrina Vera, Nicole; Díaz Soler, Felipe; Yazdani-Pedram, Mehrdad; Neira Carrillo, Andrónico (MDPI, 2020)
      Biominerals fulfill various physiological functions in living organisms, however, pathological mineralization can also occur generating mineral pathologies such as the formation of calcium oxalate (CaOx) calculi in the ...
    • Effect of edible quinoa protein-chitosan based films on refrigerated strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) quality 
      Valenzuela Venegas, Carolina; Tapia Villanueva, Cristián; López Valladares, Luis; Bunger Timmermann, Andrea; Escalona Contreras, Víctor; Abugoch James, Lilian (Elsevier, 2015)
      Background: Strawberries are non-climacteric fruits with a low respiration rate, but are subject to serious fungal deterioration during postharvest handling. The edible coatings based on chitosan (CH), quinoa protein-chitosan ...
    • Effectiveness of an immunocastration vaccine formulation to reduce the gonadal function in female and male ... 
      Siel Siel, Daniela; Vidal Vilches, Sonia; Sevilla Reyes, Rafael; Paredes, Rodolfo; Carvallo, Francisco; Lapierre Acevedo, Lisette; Maino Menéndez, Mario; Pérez, Oliver; Sáenz Iturriaga, Leonardo Enrique (Elsevier, 2016)
      Immunocastration has emerged as an alternative to surgical castration in different animal species. This study examined the effectiveness of a new vaccine formulation for immunocastration using the biopolymer chitosan as ...
    • Low molecular weight sulfated chitosan efficiently reduces infection capacity of porcine circovirus type 2 ... 
      Jiménez Arriagada, Daniela Andrea; Hidalgo, Alejandro A.; Neira Ramírez, Víctor Manuel; Neira Carrillo, Andrónico David; Bucarey Vivanco, Sergio Antonio (BMC, 2022)
      Background Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2)-associated diseases are a major problem for the swine industry worldwide. In addition to vaccines, the availability of antiviral polymers provides an efficient and safe option ...