Affiliation:
1. Department of Agrobiotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), 3430 Tulln an der Donau, Austria
2. Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2092, South Africa
Abstract
Chitin, a polysaccharide composed of β-(1–4)-linked 2-deoxy-2-acetamido-d-glucose units, is found in cell walls of different organisms, including crustaceans, fungi, insects, some algae, microorganisms, and some invertebrate animals, and its deacetylation into chitosan confers it with incredible chemical versatility allowing it to be processed into numerous products [...]
Subject
Polymers and Plastics,Organic Chemistry,Biomaterials,Bioengineering