CHITIN OF MYCELIAL FUNGI - ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION METHODS AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Authors
FEOFILOVA EP TERESHINA VM MEMORSKAYA AS
Citation
Ep. Feofilova et al., CHITIN OF MYCELIAL FUNGI - ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION METHODS AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES, Microbiology, 64(1), 1995, pp. 18-22
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00262617
Volume
64
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
18 - 22
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-2617(1995)64:1<18:COMF-I>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
A method of obtaining chitin from mycelial fungi was developed. In con trast to conventional methods, this method makes it possible to decrea se (1) the number of consecutive acid/alkali treatment steps, (2) the acid/alkali concentrations used, and (3) chitin degradation. Fungal ch itin differs from other natural chitins in a number of physicochemical properties and is species-specific in the realm of fungi.