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The Potential of Insects as Alternative Sources of Chitin: An Overview on the Chemical Method of Extraction from Various Sources

Chitin, being the second most abundant biopolymer after cellulose, has been gaining popularity since its initial discovery by Braconot in 1811. However, fundamental knowledge and literature on chitin and its derivatives from insects are difficult to obtain. The most common and sought-after sources o...

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Autores principales: Zainol Abidin, Nurul Alyani, Kormin, Faridah, Zainol Abidin, Nurul Akhma, Mohamed Anuar, Nor Aini Fatihah, Abu Bakar, Mohd Fadzelly
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7404258/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32679639
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21144978