Structural Investigations of Chitin and Its Deacetylation Products.

Autor: Burkhanova, N., Yugai, S., Pulatova, Kh., Nikononvich, G., Milusheva, R., Voropaeva, N., Rashidova, S.
Zdroj: Chemistry of Natural Compounds; Jul2000, Vol. 36 Issue 4, p352-355, 4p
Abstrakt: The structure of crab chitin and chitosan from it with various degrees of deacetylation (DDA) are studied by x-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, and microscopy. Deacetylation causes substantial destruction of the chitin crystal structure, makes it amorphous, increases the defectiveness of crystallites as the DDA increases, weakens intermolecular H-bonds, and eliminates the fibrillarity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index