Efficient enzymatic hydrolysis of chitin into <i>N</i>-acetyl glucosamine using alkali as a recyclable pretreatment reagent
Alei Zhang, Chengyong Wang, Jie Chen, Guoguang Wei, Ning Zhou, Ganlu Li, Kequan Chen, Pingkai Ouyang
Abstract
In this study, an alkali freeze–thaw pretreatment protocol was investigated to efficiently enhance enzymatic hydrolysis of chitin into GlcNAc at high concentrations.
Topics & Concepts
ChitinChemistryReagentGlucosamineEnzymatic hydrolysisAlkali metalHydrolysisOrganic chemistryEnzymeAlkaline hydrolysisChromatographyChitosanBiofuel production and bioconversionEnzyme Production and CharacterizationMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology