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Isolation and Characterization of Chitosan-Producing Bacteria from Beaches of Chennai, India
Joint Authors
Shrivastava, Vikas
Kaur, Kuldeep
Bhardwaj, Uma
Dattajirao, Vikrant
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chitosan is a deacetylated product of chitin produced by chitin deacetylase, an enzyme that hydrolyses acetamido groups of N-acetylglucosamine in chitin.
Chitosan is a natural polymer that has great potential in biotechnology and in the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries.
Commercially, it is produced from chitin via a harsh thermochemical process that shares most of the disadvantages of a multistep chemical procedure.
It is environmentally unsafe and not easily controlled, leading to a broad and heterogeneous range of products.
An alternative or complementary procedure exploiting the enzymatic deacetylation of chitin could potentially be employed, especially when a controlled and well-defined process is required.
In this study, 20 strains of bacteria were isolated from soil samples collected from different beaches of Chennai, India.
Of these 20 bacterial strains, only 2 strains (S3, S14) are potent degrader of chitin and they are also a good producer of the enzyme chitin deacetylase so as to release chitosan.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kaur, Kuldeep& Dattajirao, Vikrant& Shrivastava, Vikas& Bhardwaj, Uma. 2012. Isolation and Characterization of Chitosan-Producing Bacteria from Beaches of Chennai, India. Enzyme Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kaur, Kuldeep…[et al.]. Isolation and Characterization of Chitosan-Producing Bacteria from Beaches of Chennai, India. Enzyme Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-470948
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kaur, Kuldeep& Dattajirao, Vikrant& Shrivastava, Vikas& Bhardwaj, Uma. Isolation and Characterization of Chitosan-Producing Bacteria from Beaches of Chennai, India. Enzyme Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-470948
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-470948