Journal of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan
Online ISSN : 1883-6526
Print ISSN : 0037-9980
ISSN-L : 0037-9980
Chemical Modification of Chitin
Keisuke KURITA
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1984 Volume 42 Issue 6 Pages 567-574

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This review deals with. the recent advances in the chemical modification of chitin and also some properties of the resulting derivatives. The reactions discussed here are (1) deacetylation to chitosan and some reactions on chitosan, (2) acylation, (3) glycolation, (4) carboxymethylation, (5) sulfation, and (6) miscellaneous reactions.

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