Extraction and characterization of chitin from Nigerian sources

Leonardo Electronic Journal of Practices and Technologies

Volumn 11, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 73-81

  Isa, Muhammed Tijani ^a   Ameh, Alewo Opuada ^a   Gabriel, Joseph Owoicho ^a   Adama, Kenneth Kennedy ^b  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Physics Advanced Laboratory   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chitin; Crustaceans; Demineralization; Deproteinization; Periwinkle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873198228     PISSN: 15831078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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