Chitosan

 

 

CAS

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9012-76-4

Grade

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Food Grade Chitosan

Water Soluble Chitosan

High Density Chitosan

Carboxymethyl Chitosan

Description

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White or almost white fine powder

Chitosan is produced commercially by deacetylation of chitin , which is the structural element in the exoskeleton of crustaceans (crabs, shrimp, etc.). The degree of deacetylation (%DD) can be determined by NMR spectroscopy, and the %DD in commercial chitosans is in the range 60-100 %.