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Chitin in Nature and Technology

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  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. Riccardo Muzzarelli

    1. University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy

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  2. Charles Jeuniaux

    1. University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

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  3. Graham W. Gooday

    1. University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland

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Table of contents (66 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Progress Towards Solving the Structures of Polysaccharides

    1. Progress Towards Solving The Structures Of Polysaccharides

      • K. D. Parker
      Pages 1-3

  3. Chitin in Skeletal Structures of Animals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Chitinoproteic Complexes and Mineralization in Mollusk Skeletal Structures

      • M. Poulicek, M. F. Voss-Foucart, Ch. Jeuniaux
      Pages 7-12

    3. Characterization of the Insect Cuticle Layers by Laser Raman Spectrometry

      • M. Truchet, B. Mauchamp
      Pages 13-19

    4. Structural Studies on Sclerotized Insect Cuticle

      • M. G. Peter, G. Kegel, R. Keller
      Pages 21-28

    5. Chitin-Protein Molecular Organization in Arthropod

      • M. M. Giraud-Guille, Y. Bouligand
      Pages 29-35

    6. Pore Canals and Organization of Chitinoproteins in the Cuticle of the Crab Carcinus Maenas

      • G. Goffinet, P. Compere
      Pages 37-43

    7. Lipid-Linked Intermediates in Crustacean Chitin Synthesis

      • M. N. Horst
      Pages 45-52

  4. Chitin in Skeletal Structures of Microbes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. The Role of Chitin in Fungal Growth and Morphogenesis

      • E. Lopez-Romero, J. Ruiz-Herrera
      Pages 55-62

    3. The Role of Chitin in Hyphal Morphogenesis

      • J. H. Sietsma, C. A. Vermeulen, J. G. H. Wessels
      Pages 63-69

    4. Chitin Synthesis, Dimorphism and Virulence in the Pathogenic Fungus Candida Albicans

      • A. Cassone
      Pages 71-78

    5. Effect of Congo Red On Yeast Morphogenesis

      • G. L. Vannini, S. Pancaldi, F. Poli
      Pages 79-81

    6. Roles of Chitinases in Fungal Growth

      • G. W. Gooday, A. M. Humphreys, W. H. McIntosh
      Pages 83-91

    7. Chitin Estimation to Measure Fungal Biomass

      • G. W. Gooday, M. T. Esquerre-Tugaye, D. Mousain, C. Plassard, D. Roby, L. Salsac et al.
      Pages 93-98

    8. Studies of Autolytic Enzymes in Fungi

      • G. W. Gooday, J. Calatayud, F. Laborda, R. Lahoz, M. J. Martinez, M. I. Perez-Leblic et al.
      Pages 99-105

    9. Comparison of Chitin Fibril Structure and Assembly in Three Unicellular Organisms

      • W. Herth, M. Mulisch, P. Zugenmaier
      Pages 107-120

    10. Polygalactosamine Produced by a Microorganism

      • H. Takagi, K. Kadowaki
      Pages 121-128

  5. Chitin Synthesis Inhibition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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About this book

Exegi monumentum ael'e perennius. The monument I have built will last longer than bronze. Horace My previous book, "Chitin", (1977) was listed by the publisher, as a "key research book", among the most requested books by libraries. It received favorable comments from. each of the journals which reviewed it, Science, 198, 28 Oct. 1977, Physiological Entomology, 2(4), Dec. 1977, The Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology Journal, April 1978, The Quarterly Review of Biology, 53:361, 1978, Oceanographic Abstracts, 15:182, 1979, Annales de Zoologie-Ecologie Animale, 11:127, 1979, and Enzyme & Microbial Technology, 2, 1980. The variety of these journals testifies to the interdisci­ plinary character of chitin studies. "Chitin" has really been a landmark, to use the definition given by Science, because it stimulated interest in the less known polysaccharides and in modified chitins, besides chitin itself, to the point that three International Conferences on Chitin / Chitosan were convened (Boston, U. S. A. 1977, Sapporo, Japan 1982 and Senigallia, Italy 1985). In convening the 3rd International Conference on Chitin / Chitosan (1-4 April 1985), one of the main objectives was the preparation of the present book. While the proceedings of the previous two Conferences were very valuable, they did not appear in any book catalogs and this severely Ii mi ted their distribution.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Ancona, Ancona, Italy

    Riccardo Muzzarelli

  • University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

    Charles Jeuniaux

  • University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland

    Graham W. Gooday

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