The efficacy and function of chitosan oligosaccharide

Speaking of chitosan oligosaccharides, I believe that not many people know about it. Some people may think that chitosan oligosaccharide is a kind of sugar. If you understand it this way, it is a very wrong idea. Chitosan oligosaccharide belongs to a kind of fungus, which can be always used in agriculture. People probably didn't expect that chitosan oligosaccharides could be put into hair conditioner. Chitosan oligosaccharides can also be used as a food preservative.

Chitosan oligosaccharides change soil flora and promote the growth of beneficial microorganisms. Chitosan oligosaccharides can also induce disease resistance in plants, produce immunity and killing effects on a variety of fungi, bacteria and viruses, and have good preventive and control effects on diseases such as wheat mosaic disease, cotton wilt, rice blast, and tomato late blight. They can be developed into biological pesticides, growth regulators and fertilizers.

2. Daily chemical industry

Chitosan oligosaccharides have obvious moisturizing effects, activate body cells, prevent skin roughness and aging, inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria on the skin surface, inhibit bacteria and fight skin diseases, and absorb ultraviolet rays. They can be used in moisturizing, anti-wrinkle, sunscreen and other types of skin care products; chitosan oligosaccharides also have the function of maintaining the film permeability of the hair surface, making it moist and easy to comb, and can resist static electricity, prevent dust, relieve itching and remove dandruff, and are used in hair care products.

Its antibacterial effect can be used to prevent or treat animal diseases caused by bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Actinomyces, and Streptococcus mutans; its ability to promote wound healing can be used as an auxiliary treatment for animal trauma or fractures; because of its lipid-lowering effect, it can also be used to treat pet obesity; since carboxymethyl chitosan oligosaccharide has good chelating ability for iron ions, zinc ions, and calcium ions, it is expected to be made into new natural iron supplements, zinc supplements, and calcium supplements.

4. Feed additives

Chitosan oligosaccharides are non-toxic, non-pyrogenic, and non-mutagenic. They regulate the metabolic activities of microorganisms in the animal intestines, selectively activate and proliferate the growth of beneficial bacteria, reduce cholesterol and blood lipid levels, improve immunity and lean meat rate, etc. As feed and bait additives, chitosan oligosaccharides have a very significant effect on improving the immunity, disease resistance and growth promotion of livestock, poultry, and aquatic animals (fish, shrimp, shellfish, and ginseng). Chitosan oligosaccharides also have the function of inhibiting the growth and reproduction of pathogens, and can promote protein synthesis and cell activation, thereby improving the production performance of livestock and poultry.

It plays an important role in the human body's immune regulation, anti-tumor, lowering blood lipids, regulating blood sugar, improving liver and cardiopulmonary function and many other physiological functions. [5]

6. Food industry

Dairy products: Act as an activation factor for intestinal probiotics (such as Bifidobacterium), enhancing the absorption of calcium and minerals.

Seasoning: As a natural preservative product to replace chemical preservatives such as sodium benzoate.

Beverages: Used in functional beverages for weight loss, detoxification, beauty, immune regulation, etc.

Fruits and vegetables: Coating for preservation, the film layer is permeable, water-blocking, and has antibacterial and antiseptic effects.