Table 1.

NO-Release Properties of Ester-Modified Chitosan Oligosaccharides PBS (pH 6.5, 37 °C)^a

	[NO]totalb (μmol/mg)	[NO]maxc (ppb/mg)	t(l/2)d (min)	tde (h)
COS-NO	0.44 ± 0.11	2800 ± 600	36.1 ± 2.8	7.85 ± 0.75
COS-EA-NO	0.42 ± 0.16	3200 ± 1100	28.8 ± 5.2	7.62 ± 0.67
COS-TBuA-NO	0.42 ± 0.09	2500 ± 400	25.3 ± 8.6	7.74 ± 0.74
COS-SPA-NO	0.39 ± 0.12	3300 ± 1100	28.9 ± 4.3	6.72 ± 1.92

^aAll values are reported as the mean ± standard deviation for 3 or more pooled experiments.

^bTotal NO.

^cMax NO Flux.

^dHalf-life.

^eDuration of NO-release.