Preparation of chitosan from Penicillium spp. and determination of their degree of deacetylation

Indian Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 231-235

  Ebrahimzadeh, Mohammad Ali ^a   Chabra, Aroona ^b   Gharaei Fathabad, Eshrat ^a   Pourmorad, Fereshteh ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Degree of deacetylation; Penicillium

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CHITOSAN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEACETYLATION; DRY WEIGHT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM AURANTIOGRISEUM; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; PENICILLIUM VIRIDICATUM; PENICILLIUM WAKSMANII; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84881499768     PISSN: 09725849     EISSN: 09750967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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