High Molecular Weight and High Degree of Deacetylation of Chitosan Prepared from Squid Pens (Loligo chenisis)

By : Hoang Ngoc Cuong , Nguyen Cong Minh , Nguyen Van Hoa , Khongtrung Thang , Nguyen Anh Tuan , Trang Si Trung

Page No: 103-114

Abstract
Chitosan was prepared from β-chitin, which was isolated from squid pens (Loligo chenisis). The effects of the NaOH concentration, reaction temperature and the time of the deacetylation and degradation processes were investigated.The degree of deacetylation was over 90%, established using a two-time deacetylation method. β-chitin was firstly treated in a 4% NaOH solution at 80o C for 8h and then washed with water until it became neutral, before treating it in the same solution at 90o C for another 4 h. The chitosan had a degree of deacetylation of 91% and a molecular weight of 1740 kDa and PDI of 1.6.

Authors :
Hoang Ngoc Cuong : Faculty of Biotechnology, Binh Duong University
Nguyen Cong Minh : Institute for Biotechnology and Environment, NhaTrang University
Nguyen Van Hoa, Khongtrung Thang, Nguyen Anh Tuan And Trang Si Trung : 3 Faculty of Food Technology, NhaTrang University