Mushroom chitin

Chitin–glucan is a copolymer of chitin and beta(1,3) -D-glucan (repeating units D-glucose), organized into a 3D network. Chitin–glucan is extracted from the mycelium of Aspergillus niger, a by-product of the production of citric acid for food and pharmaceutical industry.

Chitin-Glucan

Appearance : Off-White - light yellowish
Particle size : 20 mesh
Ash content : NMT 2 %
Moisture content : NMT 8 %
Odor : Typical
As (Arsenic) : NMT 2.0 ppm
Pb (Lead) : NMT 1.0 ppm
Hg (Mercury) : NMT 0.5 ppm
Cd (Cadmium) : NMT 0.5 ppm
Heavy metals : NMT 20 ppm
E.coli /g : Absent
Salmonella spp./g : Absent
TAMC : NMT 100 CFU/g
TYMC : NMT 100 CFU/g

Chitin occurs in three polymorphic solid state forms designated as α, β, and γ chitin which differ in their degree of hydration, size of unit cell, and number of chitin chains per unit cell. α-Chitin is most abundant and is found in shellfish exoskeletons and fungal cell walls. β-Chitin is mainly found in squid pens and diatoms while γ-chitin may be predominantly found in squid and cuttlefish stomach lining.

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Mushroom chitin

Forms of chitin

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