N-Deacetylation and depolymerization reactions of chitin/chitosan: Influence of the source of chitin |
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Authors: | Gemma Galed, Beatriz Miralles, In s Pa os, Alejandro Santiago, ngeles Heras |
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Affiliation: | Instituto de Estudios Biofuncionales, Departamento de Quimica Física II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Pso. Juan XXIII, no 1. 28040 Madrid, Spain |
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Abstract: | The deacetylation and depolymerization reactions of chitin/chitosan from three crustacean species (Paralomis granulosa, Lithodes antarcticus and Palinurus vulgaris) were evaluated under the same conditions. The average molecular weight and the mole fraction of N-acetylated units were the parameters studied in the resulting chitosans. During the N-deacetylation process P. granulosa, L. antarcticus and P. vulgaris follow a pseudo-first order kinetics and their apparent rate constants are very similar. However, the degradation rate of chitosan in the first 45 min of this process is higher for P. vulgaris. The depolymerization process follows a pseudo-first order kinetics for the three species, but in the first 9 min P. vulgaris shows a slightly lower depolymerization rate. Hence, depending on the ash contents, crystallinity and the physicochemical characteristics of chitin from these sources, the obtained chitosans show different qualities. |
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Keywords: | Chitosan Crustacean species N-deacetylation Degradation Degree of depolymerization |
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