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Chitin and Chitosan Preparation from Marine Sources. Structure, Properties and Applications
Marine Drugs, 2015 This review describes the most common methods for recovery of chitin from marine organisms. In depth, both enzymatic and chemical treatments for the step of deproteinization are compared, as well as different conditions for demineralization.
I. Younes, M. Rinaudo
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STUDY ADSORPTION DESORPTION OF MANGANESE(II) USING IMPREGNATED CHITIN-CELLULOSE AS ADSORBENT [PDF]
International Journal of Science and Engineering, 2015 - Study adsorption desorption of manganese(II) using impregnated chitin-cellulose as adsorbent has been carried out. Chitin was extracted from snail shell and cellulose isolated from rice straw.
Aldes Lesbani +3 more
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Growth on Chitin Impacts the Transcriptome and Metabolite Profiles of Antibiotic-Producing
mSystems, 2017 Members of the Vibrionaceae family are often associated with chitin-containing organisms, and they are thought to play a major role in chitin degradation.
Sonia Giubergia +3 more
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Enzymatic Modifications of Chitin, Chitosan, and Chitooligosaccharides
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2019 Chitin and its N-deacetylated derivative chitosan are two biological polymers that have found numerous applications in recent years, but their further deployment suffers from limitations in obtaining a defined structure of the polymers using traditional ...
Michal Benedykt Kaczmarek +1 more
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Cosmetics and Cosmeceutical Applications of Chitin, Chitosan and Their Derivatives
Polymers, 2018 Marine resources are well recognized for their biologically active substances with great potential applications in the cosmeceutical industry. Among the different compounds with a marine origin, chitin and its deacetylated derivative—chitosan—are of ...
Inmaculada Aranaz +2 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has witnessed widespread infections and variants. Particularly, Tokyo faced the challenge of seven waves of COVID-19, during which government interventions played a pivotal role.
Guibin Lu +14 more
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Polymers, 2023 Natural polymers are very widespread in the world, which is why it is so important to know about the possibilities of their use. Chitin is the second most abundant reproducible natural polymer in nature; however, it is insoluble in water and basic ...
K. Piekarska +4 more
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Insect-Derived Chitin and Chitosan: A Still Unexploited Resource for the Edible Insect Sector
Sustainability, 2023 Chitin and chitosan are biopolymers that are frequently found in nature and have a broad range of applications in the food, biomedical and industrial sectors, due to their high biological activity.
K. Rehman +13 more
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Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, 2023 Chitin, a widely available natural polymer, is the fundamental structural component of crustacean shells. The crustacean processing industry produces a lot of shell waste each year (in millions), most of which is discarded and poses serious environmental
Soibam Ngasotter +6 more
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Structure, catalysis, chitin transport, and selective inhibition of chitin synthase
Nature Communications, 2023 Chitin is one of the most abundant natural biopolymers and serves as a critical structural component of extracellular matrices, including fungal cell walls and insect exoskeletons.
Dan-Dan Chen +5 more
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