Chitin — The Undisputed Biomolecule of Great Potential

By R. Tharanathan, F. Kittur. Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 2003

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Chitinases of filamentous fungi: a large group of diverse proteins with multiple physiological functions (2008, background): “After cellulose, chitin is the second most abundant polymer found in the biosphere (Tharanathan & Kittur 2003).”
Chitin/chitosan: modifications and their unlimited application potential—an overview (2007, neutral): “1; Tharanathan & Kittur, 2003).”
Effects of Vacuum Packaging and Wrapping with Chitosan-Based Edible Film on the Extension of the Shelf Life of Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Fillets in Cold Storage (4 °C) (2012, background): “of applications because it is natural, nontoxic, biodegradable and commercially available (Tharanathan and Kittur 2003; Alishahi and Aïder 2011).”
Applications for Marine Resources in Cosmetics (2017, background): “It is a polysaccharide made of glucosamine and a variable number of GlcNAc residues obtained from chitin, a polymer abundant in marine arthropod exoskeletons and cell walls of fungi [101,102].”