Persian gulf β-chitin extraction from sepia pharaonis sp. cuttlebone and preparation of its derivatives, By Abdolkarim Zare

Research

Title	Persian gulf β-chitin extraction from sepia pharaonis sp. cuttlebone and preparation of its derivatives
Type	Article
Keywords	Persian Gulf; β-chitin Extraction; Cuttlebone; β-chitosan; Acylation
Journal	Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre
DOI	10.1016/j.bcdf.2015.09.003
Researchers	Mohammad Reza Shushizadeh (First researcher) , Eskandar Moghimi Pour (Second researcher) , Abdolkarim Zare (Third researcher) , Zeinab Lashkari (Fourth researcher)

Abstract

Persian Gulf β-chitin was extracted from the cuttlebone of Sepia Pharaonis and chitosan was prepared through deacetylation using microwave technique. β- Chitin and β-chitosan were characterized for their structural and physical (CHN, DDA, FT-IR, NMR, XRD and Viscometric analysis) properties. The purity, DDA and molecular weight of present chitosan were found 85.3%, 90% and 350.06 kDa. Further, acyl chitosan derivatives were prepared by the reaction of β-chitosan with several derivatives of acyl chlorides.