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Chitin and Chitosan: Functional Biopolymers from Marine Crustaceans

K. Kurita

2006.3.17MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

DOI: 10.1007/s10126-005-0097-5

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This review deals with the fundamental aspects of chitin and chitosan such as the preparation of chItosan, crystallography, extent of N-acetylation, and some properties, and recent progress of their chemistry is discussed.

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KURITA, K. Chitin and chitosan: Functional biopolymers from marine crustaceans. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY, 2006, 8: 203–226.