Yoshihiro Shigemasa

Evaluation of different absorbance ratios from infrared spectroscopy for analyzing the degree of deacetylation in chitin

Yoshihiro Shigemasa, Hiroaki Matsuura, Hitoshi Sashiwa et al. · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · 1996 · 428 citations

Medicine, Spectroscopy, Different Absorbance Ratios +8

Preparation and characterization of water-soluble chitin and chitosan derivatives

Masatoshi Sugimoto, Minoru Morimoto, Hitoshi Sashiwa et al. · Carbohydrate Polymers · 1998 · 348 citations

Chitosan Derivatives, Polysaccharide, Natural Polymer +1

Effects of chitin and chitosan on blood coagulation

Yasuhiro Okamoto, Reina Yano, K Miyatake et al. · Carbohydrate Polymers · 2003 · 297 citations

Hematology, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy +4

Chemical modification of chitin and chitosan 2: preparation and water soluble property of N-acylated or N-alkylated partially deacetylated chitins

Hitoshi Sashiwa, Yoshihiro Shigemasa · Carbohydrate Polymers · 1999 · 225 citations

Water Soluble Property, Functional Modification, Chemical Modification +3

Enzymatic degradation of chitins and partially deacetylated chitins

Yoshihiro Shigemasa, Kazuo Saito, Hitoshi Sashiwa et al. · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · 1994 · 183 citations

Biotransformation, Biochemistry, Biotechnology +3