Susceptibility of dibutyryl chitin and regenerated chitin fibres to deacylation and depolymerization by lipases

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-146

  Muzzarelli, C ^a   Francescangeli, O ^a   Tosi, G ^a   Muzzarelli, R A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chitin; Dibutyryl chitin; Lipase; Regenerated chitin; Textile fibre; Textile non woven

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENZYMES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEXTILE FIBERS; TEXTILES; VISCOSITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CHITOSAN; DIBUTYRYL CHITIN; LIPASE; REGENERATED CHITIN;

CHITIN;

SUIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 2642559599     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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