Chitin – A structural polysaccharide for health and environmental alimentation
1 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.
2 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Prime Asia University, Bangladesh.
Review
International Journal of Scientific Research Updates, 2021, 01(01), 042–050.
Article DOI: 10.53430/ijsru.2021.1.1.0024
Publication history:
Received on 05 March 2021; revised on 14 April 2021; accepted on 16 April 2021
Abstract:
Ever increasing physiological and environmental abnormalities warrant natural, safe, easy to extract, less expensive and eco-friendly bio-components of versatile usage. Chitin, the second most abundant polysaccharide in the world, seems promising in fighting diseases, boosting immunity up and maintaining environment fresh. Chitin is a polysaccharide of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine forms the exoskeletons of arthropods, mollusks, and insects, cell walls of fungi and scales of fishes. Based on extraction, purification and integration enhancement, chitin could be of greater importance for the maintenance of human health, agriculture and environment. Present article compares and contrasts the methods utilized for extraction and purification of chitin from different sources and review its current fields and suggest the future aspects.
Keywords:
Chitin; Chitin derivatives; Chitosan; Bio-medical applications of chitin; Environmental usage of chitin; Future aspects of chitin
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