Moscow Branch of RCS was founded in 1999 on 12th of November in the course of Constituent Assembly which took place in Center of Bioengineering RAS. Professor Valery P. Varlamov was elected to be a head of this department.

Functionaries of Russian Chitin Society (Moscow Branch) are presented on the photo (from left to right):
Oleg A. SHPIGUN (M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Chemistry Department)
Galyna A. VIKHOREVA (A.N. Kosygin Moscow State Textile Academy)
Valery P. VARLAMOV (Center of Bioengineering RAS)
Vladymira M. BYKOVA (Russian Research Institute of Fisheries & Oceanography)
Sergey V. NEMTSEV (Russian Research Institute of Fisheries & Oceanography)
Tatyana N. SHEKHOVTSOVA (M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Chemistry Department)
Valery G. BABAK (A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organo-Element Compounds RAS)

Moscow is the administrative, cultural and scientific center of Russia. Chitin & chitosan problems have found numerous applications here. Seven conferences devoted to chitin & chitosan investigations took place in Russia. Two of them – in Vladivostok (1983) and Murmansk (1987). The other four – in Moscow (1991, 1995, 1999, 2001). Also a Constituent Assembly took place in Moscow on 15-16th of March 2000.

Chitin & chitosan studies in Moscow are concentrated in many scientific centers, such as Institutes of Russian Academy of Science, Russian Academy of Agricultural Science, Russian Academy of Medical Science.

Russian Academy of Science

Center of Bioengineering RAS (more than 20 members of RCS) – provides investigation in:

  • chitin & chitosan enzymology;
  • isolation and study of chitinases;
  • production of chitin & chitosan derivatives with different molecular weight and chemical structure;
  • synthesis of affinity and chiral sorbents on the basis of chitosan derivatives;
  • search of new technologies of chitin & chitosan production;
  • creation of food supplements, cosmetic composition, means for plant protection and medicine preparations with chitosan usage.

Administration of Russian Chitin Society and Scientific Board of RAS for Biotechnology are also located in Center of Bioengineering.

Whom to correspond:
Tel. No. (095)-135-65-56 (Valery P. Varlamov, Alla V. Ilyina)
Fax No. (095)-135-05-71
E-mail: varlamov@biengi.ac.ru

A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organo-Element Compounds RAS provides investigation in:

  • producing and investigation of chemically modified chitin & chitosan (V.G. Babak 135-6502, A. I. Gamzazade 135-9360);
  • synthesis of chemically bounded and enterosorbents on the chitosan base (V. E. Tikhonov 135-9375, I. A. Yamskov 135-5037);

N.D. Zelynskii Institute of Organic Chemistry RAS provides investigation in:

  • synthesis of chitosan derivatives;
  • physical chemical characteristics of chitin & chitosan;
  • elaboration of liquid radiation waste removal technology (N. E. Nifantiev 135-87-84, e-mail: nen@nmrl.ioc.ac.ru );

M.M. Shemyakin and U.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry provides investigation in:

  • synthesis of sorbents on chitin-glucan base (A. I. Miroshnikov 336-0600, e-mail: grechina@mail.ibch.ru );
  • chemical modification of chitosan (V. P. Zubov, P. D. Reshetov 330-6765);
  • obtaining of microcapsules from chitosan (E. A. Markvicheva e-mail: lemark@ibch.ru);

V.A. Engelgardt Institute of Molecular Biology RAS provides investigation in:

  • chitosan/nucleic acid interactions (U. M. Evdokimov 135-9720 e-mail: yevdokim@eimb.ru);
  • research in enzymatic reaction passing with the influence of chitosan (G. I. Yakovlev 135-0468 e-mail: yakovlev@imb.ac.ru );

Institute of Microbiology RAS provides investigation in:

  • producing and study of chitin-glucan complex of microorganisms (E. P. Feofilova 135-7542 e-mail: Feofilov@inmi.host.ru)

A.N. Bakh Institute of Biochemistry RAS provides investigation in:

  • study of chitosan and its derivatives as plant growth regulator and nematocide (O. L. Ozeretskovskaya 954-4097, e-mail: vasyukova@inbi.ras.ru );

N.N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics RAS provides chemical modification of chitosan (S. Z. Rogovina 9397155);

Institute of Synthetic Polymer Materials provides synthesis and investigation of chemical modified chitosan (A. N. Zelenetskii 332-5873 e-mail: anzel@ispm.ru);

Russian Peplefriendship University provides investigation in chitosan application for plant growth and medical nourishment;

Institute of Physical Chemistry RAS provides investigation in chitin & chitosan derivatives interaction with metal ions (B. G. Ershov 333-7377);

A.V.Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis RAS provides investigation in creation of antimutagen and antioxidant systems based on chitosan (D. A. Topchiev);

Russian Research Institute of Fisheries & Oceanography provides the scientific work in new technologies of chitosan and its derivatives production from different sources (crabs, shrimps etc.) (S. V. Nemtsev, e-mail: chitosan@vniro.ru , V. M. Bykova 264-8838, e-mail: chitosan@vniro.ru);

M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University provides investigation in:

A.N. Kosygin Moscow State Textile University provides investigation in:

  • study of carboxymethyl- and sulfated derivatives of chitosan;
  • physical chemical investigation of chitosan solutions and films (G.A. Vikhoreva 9553324 e-mail: vihoreva@mail.ru, L.C. Golbraih 955-3324);

Russian Federation Research Institute of Physical Chemical Medicine investigates mechanisms of enterosorbtion of chitosan (S.M. Nasibov 2450471);

Central Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics provides scientific work in carboxymethyl chitosan production (A. G. Kriger, E. V. Fronchek 111-0246);

K. I. Skryabin Institute of helminthology provides investigation in chitosan as nematocide (Zh. V. Udalova 9545034, e-mail: zudalova@mail.ru );

Hematological Research Center of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences provides investigation in sulfated chitosans as antioxidants (V. A. Makarov 229-7189);

Kurchatov Institute provides investigation in metal ions sorption mechanism of chitin contained materials (V. N. Kosyakov 196-9030 e-mail: kosyakov@mail.ru).