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Chitosan PDF
Chitosan PDF
Chitosan PDF
IN DRUG
DELIVERY SYSTEM
By CHETANA R. JADHAV
Guided by DR. MUGDHA SURYAWANSHI
INTRODUCTION
Origin, history and chemical structure of chitosan
• first identified by Henri
Braconnot, Director of
botanical garden in Nancy,
France in 1811
• major source for chitin :
CRUSTACEAN SHELLS
• Chitosan is a cationic linear
copolymer polysaccharide
made up of random distribution
of β (1→4) linked 2- amino- 2-
deoxy- D- glucose (D-
glucosamine) and 2-
acetamido- 2- deoxy- D-
glucose (N- acetyl- D-
glucosamine) units.
Preparation of Chitosan (CS) from Raw Materials: