Abstract

N-substituted chitosan and quaternized chitosan were synthesized and their antioxidant activity against hydroxyl radicals was assessed, respectively. Compared with the antioxidant activity of chitosan, the results indicated that the two kinds of chitosan derivatives had different scavenging ability on hydroxyl radicals, which should be related to the form of amido in the two kinds of chitosan derivatives.

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