Chitin and chitosan: Functional biopolymers from marine crustaceans

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 203-226

  Kurita, Keisuke ^a  

^a SEIKEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Biomass resource; Biomedical application; Chemical modification; Chitin; Chitosan; Marine biopolymers; Polysaccharide; Unutilized biomass resource

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATION; CHITOSAN; MARINE BIOPOLYMERS; SCHIFF BASE FORMATION; UNUTILIZED BIOMASS RESOURCE;

ACETYLATION; ACYLATION; ALKYLATION; BIOMASS; BIOPOLYMERS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; POLYSACCHARIDES;

CHITIN;

BIOPOLYMER; CHITIN; CHITOSAN;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHITIN; CRUSTACEAN; POLYMER;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CRUSTACEA; METABOLISM; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; BIOPOLYMERS; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; CRUSTACEA;

CRUSTACEA;

EID: 33745091826     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-005-0097-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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