Production and quality of chitosan extracted from local fungal isolates
Chitosan is a non-toxic, biodegradable, biocompatible and highly polycationic biopolymer comprising of (1,4)-linked aminodeoxy- β-D-glucan. It is rarely found in nature and is found primarily as the main component of the fungal cell wall, especially in Zygomycetes (Arcidiacono & Kaplan 1992).
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| Format: | Book Section |
| Language: | English |
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Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
2004
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/42457/1/pBIO22.pdf |