Obtaining chitin, chitosan and their melanin complexes from insects.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.11.086
Abstract: Interest in insects as a source of valuable biologically active substances has significantly increased over the past few years. Insects serve as an alternative source of chitin, which forms up to 40% of their exoskeleton.… read more here.
Keywords: insects; melanin complexes; chitosan melanin; chitin chitosan ... See more keywords