Comparative studies on physicochemical characterisation, antioxidant and antibacterial activity of chitosan extracted from Scylla paramamosain and Penaeus monodon shells

• Main Authors: Wan Roslina, Wan Yusof, Muhd Amir Asyraf, Noh, Nor Aimuni, Abd Aziz, Noorasmin, Mokhtar Ahmad, Awang Ahmad Sallehin, Awang Husaini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2019
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/28744/1/comparative%20studies%20on%20physicochemical%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/28744/; https://mabjournal.com/

Marine shells are commonly discarded as waste. However, they could be used to extract a multi versatile polymer, chitosan. As one of the marine by-products, chitosan can be found in the exoskeleton of crustaceans via the deacetylation process of chitin. This project aimed to investigate and compar...