Abstract:Chitosan, a polysaccharide derivative of chitin forms the structural components in the exoskeletons of
crustacean animals and is also found in the cell walls of fungi. Chitosan is produced primarily from the crab shell
waste through chemical means. The chemical structure of chitosan has been identified and characterized by FT-IR
and XRD. In the current study, the antimicrobial activity of chemically deacetylated chitosan extracts of mud crabs
(Scylla serrata) was evaluated against five human pathogenic isolate… Show more
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