CHITIN - CHITOSAN
A BIOPOLYMER WITH MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS
Shrimp shell, are main source of Chitin. This seafood waste often contains a huge amount of chitin. Recent investigations confirm the suitability of chitin and its derivatives in chemistry, biotechnology, medicine, veterinary, dentistry, agriculture, food processing, environmental protection, and textile production. The development of technologies based on the utilization of chitin derivatives is caused by their polyelectrolyte properties, the presence of reactive functional groups, gel-
forming ability, high adsorption capacity, biodegradability and bacteriostatic
, and fungistatic and antitumor influence.

CHITIN - CHITOSAN
A BIOPOLYMER WITH MULTIPLE APPLIC
Chitosan is a natural polysaccharide comprising copolymers of glucosamine and
N-acetylglucosamine, and can be obtained by the partial deacetylation of chitin, from
crustacean shells, the second most abundant natural polymer after cellulose. Chitin can be converted into chitosan by deacetylation. During the course of deacetylation process, part of polymer N-acetyl links are broken with the formation of D-glucosamine units, which contain a free amine group, increasing the polymer’s solubility in aqueous means. Chitosan has been widely used in vastly diverse fields, ranging from waste management to food processing, medicine and biotechnology.
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