La quitosana

Chitin is an abundant biopolymer that can be found in shells of crustaceans, insects and in squid and pota pen. Deacetylation of chitin produces chitosan, a more versatile polysaccharide due to its solubility and increased chemical reactivity. Chitosan is used in medicine, pharmaceutics, cosmetics,...

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Autor: Nakamatsu, Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:PUCP-Institucional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.pucp.edu.pe:20.500.14657/100553
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/quimica/article/view/6421/6476
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Quitosana
Quitina
Polielectrolito
Polisacárido
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.04.00
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Sumario:Chitin is an abundant biopolymer that can be found in shells of crustaceans, insects and in squid and pota pen. Deacetylation of chitin produces chitosan, a more versatile polysaccharide due to its solubility and increased chemical reactivity. Chitosan is used in medicine, pharmaceutics, cosmetics, water treatment, agriculture and food industry.