Physicochemical and functional characteristics of radiation-processed shrimp chitosan

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 837-841

  Ocloo, F C K ^a   Quayson, E T ^b   Adu Gyamfi, A ^a   Quarcoo, E A ^a   Asare, D ^a   Serfor Armah, Y ^c   Woode, B K ^b  

^a Ghana Atomic Energy Commission   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^c National Nuclear Research Institute   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Degree of deacetylation; Irradiation; Molecular weight; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES; AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; CHEMICAL PROCESS; CHITOSAN SAMPLES; DEACETYLATION; DEGREE OF DEACETYLATION; DEPROTEINIZATION; DOSE RATE; FAT BINDING; FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; GAMMA IRRADIATION; IRRADIATION DOSE; MOISTURE CONTENTS; WATER BINDING CAPACITY;

ACETYLATION; CHITIN; IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RADIATION; SHELLFISH; VISCOSITY;

CHITOSAN;

CHITOSAN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEACETYLATION; DECOLORIZATION; EXTRACTION; GAMMA RADIATION; HYDROPHILICITY; MOISTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIATION DOSE; SHRIMP; SOLID STATE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 79955000450     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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