Microbial deproteinization of shrimp shell penaeus merguiensis for chitin extraction

Introduction: After cellulose, Chitin is the most abundant biopolymer in nature. The most important derivative of chitin is chitosan, obtained by deacetylation of chitin. Major sources of chitin are the exoskeleton of marine crustaceans such as crab, shrimp, and krill. Chitin extraction from shrimp...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Sedaghat, Morteza Yousefzadi, Hojjat Toiserkani, Sohrab Najafipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Isfahan 2016-09-01
Series:Biological Journal of Microorganism
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Online Access:http://uijs.ui.ac.ir/bjm/browse.php?a_code=A-10-689-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1