Facile Preparation of Water-Soluble Chitin from Chitosan

Autor: Kurita, Keisuke, Koyama, Yoshiyuki, Nishimura, Shin-ichiro, Kamiya, Mami
Zdroj: Chemistry Letters; September 1989, Vol. 18 Issue: 9 p1597-1598, 2p
Abstrakt: A simple and efficient procedure for the preparation of water-soluble chitin was developed by controlled partial N-acetylation of chitosan. Acetylated chitosans with about 50% substitution prepared in a highly swelled state exhibited high water-solubility, and the procedure proved much superior to the conventional one.
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