Chitin in Nature and Technology pp 357-364 | Cite as
Stable Isotopic Studies on Chitin, Measurements on Chitin/Chitosan Isolates and D-Glucosamine Hydrochloride from Chitin
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Measurements of the stable isotope ratios 13C/12C and 15N/14N in chitin and chitosan isolates show large variations which reflect intrinsic compositional and isotopic heterogeneities as well as differences caused by methods of preparation. Analysis of D-glucosamine hydrochloride from chitin hydrolysates eliminates these problems.
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Stable Isotope Stable Isotope Ratio Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry Stable Isotopic Study Isotopic Heterogeneity
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