Chitin and chitosan from marine organisms

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

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 11-19

  Brück, Wolfram M ^a   Slater, John W ^a   Carney, Brian F ^a  

^a Atlantic Technological University Sligo   (Ireland)

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DOI: 10.1201/EBK1439816035     Document Type: Chapter

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