Enzymatic Modifications of Chitin, Chitosan, and Chitooligosaccharides

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 conversion methods. The disadvantages of the c...

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Main Authors: Michal Benedykt Kaczmarek, Katarzyna Struszczyk-Swita, Xingkang Li, Miroslawa Szczęsna-Antczak, Maurycy Daroch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00243/full