Preparation and characterisation of food grade chitosan from housefly larvae

The preparation and characterisation of food-grade chitosan from housefly larvae are reported. A refinement procedure was developed to remove larval mouth hooks from the primary chitosan product, which greatly improved the quality of the final product and simplified the production procedures. Differ...

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Main Authors: Ai-Jun Zhang, Qi-Lian Qin, Huan Zhang, Hong-Tuo Wang, Xuan Li, Lin Miao, Yi-Jun Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2011-12-01
Series:Czech Journal of Food Sciences
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Online Access:https://cjfs.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/cjf-201106-0008_preparation-and-characterisation-of-food-grade-chitosan-from-housefly-larvae.php