Chitin/chitosan: modifications and their unlimited application potential-an overview

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 117-131

  Harish Prashanth, K V ^a   Tharanathan, R N ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOPOLYMERS; MACROMOLECULES;

BIOACTIVES; BIOMOLECULES; FOOD RESOURCES;

CHITIN;

AGRICULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; MACROMOLECULES;

CRUSTACEA;

EID: 33847328469     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2006.10.022     Document Type: Review

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