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Properties of chitosan and chitooligosaccharides (COS) extracted from white-legs shrimp shell waste
| Properties | Chitosana | COSa |
|---|---|---|
| Water solubility (g/100 mL) | 13.00 ± 0.3 | 97.00 ± 0.2 |
| Molecular weight (kDa) | 650.00 ± 1.2 | 13.00 ± 3.2 |
| Degree of deacetylation (%) | 30.81 ± 4.5 | 54.83 ± 2.3 |
aValues are reported as the mean ± SD of three separate experiments
