Chitin and Chitosan from Animal Sources
- A review on the chem. and biochem. of chitin and the chem. and application of chitosan. The following topics were discussed: structure of chitin and chitosan; occurrence and physiol. functions of chitin; detection of chitin in animals and anal. of chitin and chitosan; biosynthesis and biodegrdn. of chitin in animals; prodn. of chitin and chitosan; properties of chitin and chitosan; and applications of chitin and chitosan.
Author details: | Martin G. Peter |
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ISBN: | 3-527-30227-1 |
Publication type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of first publication: | 2002 |
Publication year: | 2002 |
Release date: | 2017/03/24 |
Source: | Polysaccharides II : Polysaccharides from Eukaryotes / Hrsg.: Erick J. Vandamme ; Alexander Steinbüchel ; Sophie de Beats. - Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, 2002. - (Biopolymers ; 6). - ISBN: 3-527-30227-1. - S. 481 - 574 |
Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Chemie |