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Chitin
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| Chitin, chemical name as 2-acetylamino-¦Â-1,4 glucose polymer with a molecular formula: C8H12NO5, chemical formula is: |
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Chitin
is a kind of polyglucosamide extracted from shells of crustacean and cell
walls of fungus. It is one of the richest natural macromolecular compound
on the earth. It is biodegreeable, without poison and possesses well biocompatibility. At
present, chitin is mainly extracted from shells of shrimps and crabs.
Chitin possesses special character and usage after modification such as
modified as sulphonation, carboxymethylation, deacetylation etc. The derivatives
are widely used in the fields of chemical industry, medicine, food, cosmetics,
printing and dyeing, papermaking, environmental protection and agriculture
etc. Chitin is the basic raw material in producing each kind of derivative products of chitosan, N-acetyl-glucosamide, D-glucosamide, D-glucosamidehydrochloride, chitin-oligosaccharide, chitooligosaccharide etc. and is widely used in very kind of field. At
present,we can supply the following specifications: |