Comparison of physicochemical properties of chitins isolated from an insect (Melolontha melolontha) and a crustacean species (Oniscus asellus)

Zoomorphology

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 285-293

  Kaya, Murat ^a   Baublys, Vykintas ^b   Can, Esra ^a   Šatkauskienė, Ingrida ^b   Bitim, Betül ^a   Tubelytė, Vaida ^b   Baran, Talat ^a  

^a AKSARAY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Chitin; Crustacea; Extraction; Insecta; Nanofiber; Porous; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

ASELLUS; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELOLONTHA MELOLONTHA; ONISCUS ASELLUS;

EID: 84906313414     PISSN: 0720213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00435-014-0227-6     Document Type: Article

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