Chemical modification of chitosan: preparation of
chitosan–sialic acid branched polysaccharide hybrids
Hitoshi Sashiwa,Yutaka Makimura,Yoshihiro Shigemasa,René Roy
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 05/09/2000 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/B001861I
Abstract
Water soluble hybrids of chitosan and sialic acid were prepared in good yields via reductive N-alkylation of p-formylphenyl α-sialoside 2 onto chitosan amine functionalities.
