Effective deacetylation of chitin under conditions of 15 psi/121 °C

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2625-2627

  No, Hong Kyoon ^a   Cho, Young In ^a   Kim, Hyeung Rak ^b   Meyers, Samuel P ^c  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoclaving; Chitin; Chitosan; Deacetylation

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITOSAN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; POLIGLUSAM; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DEACETYLATION; HEAT; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRESSURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS; VISCOSITY;

CHITIN; CHITOSAN; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; HEAT; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRESSURE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0142067178     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf990842l     Document Type: Article

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