Enzymic preparation of acid-free-water-soluble chitosan

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 563-568

  Ilyina, A V ^a   Tikhonov, V E ^b   Albulov, A I ^c   Varlamov, V P ^a  

^a RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^b A N NESMEYANOV INSTITUTE OF ORGANOELEMENT COMPOUNDS   (Russian Federation)

^c Tschelkovo 141142   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Chitinase; Chitosan; Cross linked chitin; Hydrolysis; Immobilization

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITINASE; CHITOSAN;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HYDROLYSIS; IMMOBILIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH; SOLUBILITY; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 0344642596     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(99)00104-1     Document Type: Article

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