Obtenção e caracterização de α-quitina e quitosanas de cascas de Macrobrachium rosembergii Preparation and characterization of α-chitin and chitosan from the shells of Macrobrachium rosembergii

<abstract language="eng">The shells of Macrobrachium rosenbergii were submitted to deproteinization (Dp) and demineralization (Dm) aiming the extraction of &#945;-chitin. The different parts of the shells were processed independently by carrying out sequence 1 (Dp/Dm) and sequenc...

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Main Authors: Marcos Valério Battisti, Sergio P. Campana-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2008-01-01
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422008000800019