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Biotechnological approach to produce chitin and chitosan from the shells of Artemia urmiana günther, 1899 (Branchiopoda, Anostraca) cysts from Urmia Lake, Iran

Biotechnological approach to produce chitin and chitosan from the shells of Artemia urmiana... BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPROACH TO PRODUCE CHITIN AND CHITOSAN FROM THE SHELLS OF ARTEMIA URMIANA GÜNTHER, 1899 (BRANCHIOPODA, ANOSTRACA) CYSTS FROM URMIA LAKE, IRAN BY YOSEFALI ASADPOUR 1 ) , ABBASALI MOTALLEBI 2 ) and AMIN EIMANIFAR 3,4 ) 1 ) Iranian Artemia Reference Center, P.O. Box 368, Urmia, Iran 2 ) Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO), P.O. Box 14155-6116, Teheran, Iran 3 ) Iranian Artemia Reference Center, P.O. Box 57135-1367, Urmia, Iran ABSTRACT Chitin and chitosan are both natural biopolymers that can be extracted from the shells (exoskele- tons) of a variety of crustaceans. The objective of the present study was to characterize the chitin and chitosan obtained from the shells of Artemia urmiana cysts and to compare these to two com- mercially available products purified by chemical and biological methods. The shells of Artemia cysts were obtained from Urmia Lake, Iran. We found a high yield of chitin in comparison to other sources, with a lower percentage of residual materials. We also found the efficiency of conversion of chitin to chitosan to be 20 ± 10% using the biological method described herein. The high molecular weight, crystalinity, and lower degree of deacetylation (D.D.A.) of these biopolymers obtained by the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

Biotechnological approach to produce chitin and chitosan from the shells of Artemia urmiana günther, 1899 (Branchiopoda, Anostraca) cysts from Urmia Lake, Iran

Asadpour, Yosefali; Motallebi, Abbasali; Eimanifar, Amin
Crustaceana , Volume 80 (2): 10 – Jan 1, 2007
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BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPROACH TO PRODUCE CHITIN AND CHITOSAN FROM THE SHELLS OF ARTEMIA URMIANA GÜNTHER, 1899 (BRANCHIOPODA, ANOSTRACA) CYSTS FROM URMIA LAKE, IRAN BY YOSEFALI ASADPOUR 1 ) , ABBASALI MOTALLEBI 2 ) and AMIN EIMANIFAR 3,4 ) 1 ) Iranian Artemia Reference Center, P.O. Box 368, Urmia, Iran 2 ) Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO), P.O. Box 14155-6116, Teheran, Iran 3 ) Iranian Artemia Reference Center, P.O. Box 57135-1367, Urmia, Iran ABSTRACT Chitin and chitosan are both natural biopolymers that can be extracted from the shells (exoskele- tons) of a variety of crustaceans. The objective of the present study was to characterize the chitin and chitosan obtained from the shells of Artemia urmiana cysts and to compare these to two com- mercially available products purified by chemical and biological methods. The shells of Artemia cysts were obtained from Urmia Lake, Iran. We found a high yield of chitin in comparison to other sources, with a lower percentage of residual materials. We also found the efficiency of conversion of chitin to chitosan to be 20 ± 10% using the biological method described herein. The high molecular weight, crystalinity, and lower degree of deacetylation (D.D.A.) of these biopolymers obtained by the

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