Chitin extraction from Allopetrolisthes punctatus crab using lactic fermentation

Chitin extraction from Allopetrolisthes punctatus, a crab species proliferating in Chile and Peru seashores, was carried out applying preliminary lactic ensilation. For this purpose, Lactobacillus plantarum sp. 47 isolated from Coho salmon was inoculated in crab biomass. Previously, fermentation par...

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Main Authors: Rebeca Castro, Isabel Guerrero-Legarreta, Rodrigo Bórquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Biotechnology Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215017X18300870