Extraction and characterization of chitin and chitosan from crustacean by-products: Biological and physicochemical properties

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Antibacterial activity of chitin, chitosan and its oligomers prepared from shrimp shell waste (2012, background): “The antimicrobial activity of chitin, chitosan and their derivatives against different groups of microorganisms, such as bacteria, yeast, and fungi, has received considerable attention in recent years (Khanafari et al., 2008; Li et al., 1992; Limam et al., 2011).”