The results of the experiments indicate that, in general,
low-molecular-weight chitosans with an åν
varying from 5 to 27 kDa and DD 85% effectively suppressed
the growth of both gram-positive and gramnegative
bacteria. In the case of C. kruisei, chitosan
apparently cannot bind to the surface of the cell wall of
the fungus and penetrate inside. However, this effect is
apparently species-specific, because another Candida
species, C. albicans, was highly sensitive to all chitosans
tested