| Literature DB >> 15963961 |
Yongqin Zhang1, Changhu Xue, Yong Xue, Ruichang Gao, Xiuli Zhang.
Abstract
A new method to determine the degree of deacetylation (DD) of alpha-chitin and chitosan in the range of 17-94% DD using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) is proposed. The results were calibrated using (1)H NMR spectroscopy for chitosan and FTIR for chitin, in comparison with the potentiometric titration method. The results showed a good linear correlation between the CrI020 from XRD and the calibrated DD value. This method is found to be simple, rapid and nondestructive to the sample.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15963961 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2005.05.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Carbohydr Res ISSN: 0008-6215 Impact factor: 2.104