Extraction and characterization of chitin from granary weevil, Sitophilus granaries L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Insect chitin has been extracted from granary weevil - Sitophilus granarius L, commonly called wheat weevil in laboratory by treating it with 1 M HCl and 1 M NaOH. This was followed by decolorization. The yield of chitin from this species is 20.2%. The chemical structure and physicochemical properti...
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| Language: | English |
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International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Arthropods |
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| Online Access: | http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/articles/2022-11(4)/extraction-and-characterization-of-chitin-from-granary-weevil.pdf |