Table 2.
MS applications in investigations of chitin/chitosan derivatives.
| Chitin and chitosan derivative | MS method | Chitooligosaccharide derivative applicability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper-chitooligosaccharides complexes | ESI-MS, ESI-MS/MS (triple quadrupole, CAD –colision activated dissociation) | Metal-ligand associations studies | [232] |
| Lipo-chitin oligosaccharides | ESI-MS (quadrupole), FAB-MS, CID-MS/MS (QTof) | Structural studies of lipo-chitin oligosaccharides isolated from bacteria and their role as signal molecules in symbiosis | [247,252] |
| Products of electrochemical reaction between caffeic acid and glucosamine | ESI-MS | Studies of chitosan–coated electrodes for bimodal sensing | [236] |
| Methacrylated chitoligosaccharides | MALDI-TOF | Production of biodegradable biopolymers | [225] |
| Chitosan/tripolyphosphate nanoparticles | ToF-SIMS | Studies of nanoparticles as drug delivery system | [231] |
| Catechin-modified chitosan | ESI-MS | Creating polymers for technical applications | [235] |
| Benzenesulfony chitosan, Dinitrobenzenesulfonyl chitosan | MALDI-TOF | Implications for drug detoxification | [265] |
| Chitosan-g-PEG=X (where X-Man, cholesterol, coumarin, biotin) | MALDI-TOF | Producing copolymers used in active targeting and antiadhesive therapy | [224] |
| Multilayers consisting of: chitosan, hyaluronan, and poyethyleneimine | ToF-SIMS | Bioactive coating of endovascular stent | [230] |
| Dodecyl galate (DDG)-chitosan | FAB-MS, ESI-MS | Peroxidaze catalyzed production of biopolymers | [266] |