The use of various types of NMR and IR spectroscopy for structural characterization of chitin and chitosan

Chitin, Chitosan, Oligosaccharides and Their Derivatives: Biological Activities and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 149-166

  Kasaai, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a SARI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

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DOI: 10.1201/EBK1439816035     Document Type: Chapter

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