Rapid extraction of high-quality chitosan from Mycelia of Absidia Glauca

Journal of Food Biochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-196

  Hu, Ke Jin ^a,c   Yeung, Kwok Wing ^b   Ho, Kwok Ping ^b   Hu, Jin Lian ^a  

^a Institute of Textiles and Clothing   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSIDIA; ABSIDIA GLAUCA;

EID: 0033147388     PISSN: 01458884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4514.1999.tb00013.x     Document Type: Article

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