Formation of chitosan beads and lactic acid production by chitosan-immobilised lactobacillus sp

Chitosan is a biopolymer derived by deacetylation of chitin and has special properties such as hydrophilicity, biocompatibility, and is biodegradable. In this study, chitin was obtained from Tiger prawn waste through fermentation process. The chitin was then deacetylated to form chitosan with variou...

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Main Authors: Rusmin, Ruhaida, Zakaria, Zainoha
Format: Article
Published: SSM International Publication, India 2007
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/8226/
http://asianchitinjournal.org/main/?p=145
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia