Emerging chitosan grafted essential oil components: A review on synthesis, characterization, and potential application

Xiaowei Ding; Lingyu Zhao; Imran Mahmood Khan; Lin Yue; Yin Zhang; Zhouping Wang

doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120011

Emerging chitosan grafted essential oil components: A review on synthesis, characterization, and potential application

Carbohydr Polym. 2022 Dec 1:297:120011. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120011. Epub 2022 Aug 20.

Authors

Xiaowei Ding¹, Lingyu Zhao¹, Imran Mahmood Khan¹, Lin Yue², Yin Zhang³, Zhouping Wang⁴

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Lihu Road 1800, Wuxi 214122, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Lihu Road 1800, Wuxi 214122, PR China.
² State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Lihu Road 1800, Wuxi 214122, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Lihu Road 1800, Wuxi 214122, PR China; International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Lihu Road 1800, Wuxi 214122, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Lihu Road 1800, Wuxi 214122, PR China. Electronic address: yuelin@jiangnan.edu.cn.
³ Key Laboratory of Meat Processing of Sichuan, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, PR China.
⁴ State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Lihu Road 1800, Wuxi 214122, PR China; School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Lihu Road 1800, Wuxi 214122, PR China; International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Lihu Road 1800, Wuxi 214122, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control, Jiangnan University, Lihu Road 1800, Wuxi 214122, PR China; Key Laboratory of Meat Processing of Sichuan, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, PR China. Electronic address: wangzp@jiangnan.edu.cn.

PMID: 36184166
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120011

Abstract

Chitosan is a green, low-cost natural polymer material. The bioactivity of chitosan can be enhanced by coupling with essential oil chemicals, which can broaden the range of applications. Essential oil-chitosan (EOCS), the chitosan modified by essential oil components, which has been widely used as a multi-perspective in numerous filed of food and life in recent years. Herein, the synthesis, characterization, and recent application of EOCS are reviewed. Synthetic methods include 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide (EDC)-mediated modification, free radical-induced modification, enzyme-catalyzed modification, bromide-mediated modification, and method of forming Schiff-base directly. The successful synthesis of derivatives can be demonstrated by UV, FT-IR, TLC, and NMR. EOCSs can be used as preservative coatings, packaging materials, and antibacterial agents in the food industry, as well as drug delivery and wound treatment in biomedicine. In addition, EOCSs are also used in other industries, such as environmental protection, metal corrosion inhibition, as well as plant pest control.

Keywords: Application; Characterization; Chitosan; Derivatives; Essential oil.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Bromides
Carbodiimides
Chitosan* / chemistry
Oils, Volatile* / chemistry
Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bromides
Carbodiimides
Oils, Volatile
Chitosan