キチンの化学修飾

抄録

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.