Table 4.
Properties of fungal and crab chitosan.
| Chitosan sample | DD * (%) | Viscosity (cP) | MW ** (Da) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cunninghamella elegans UCP/WFCC 0542 | 82.24 ± 2.0 | 3.34 | 5.00 × 103 | This study |
| Crab shell (Sigma) | 97.9 ± 0.9 | 372.7 | 9.4 × 105 | [10] |
| Aspergillus niger TISTR3245 | 90.9 ± 2.1 | 6.2 | 1.4 × 105 | [10] |
| Rhizopus oryzae TISTR3189 | 87.9 ± 2.1 | 3.5 | 6.9 × 104 | [10] |
| Candida albicans TISTR5239 | 83.8 ± 0.8 | 3.1 | 1.1 × 105 | [10] |
| Crab shell (Sigma) | 96.8 | 316.2 | - | [29] |
| Aspergillus niger | 84.2 | 5.9 | - | [29] |
| Penicillium citrinum | 78.5 | 4.6 | - | [29] |
| Fusarium oxysporum | 73.4 | 2.7 | - | [29] |
| Rhizopus oryzae | 90.2 | 6.8 | - | [29] |
| Penicillium waksamanii | 65.1 ± 3.1 | 11.3 ± 0.6 | - | [29] |
| Penicillium citrinum | 62.4 ± 2.7 | 10.2 ± 0.4 | - | [29] |
| Penicillium viridicatum | 47.5 ± 1.9 | 8.9 ± 0.2 | - | [29] |
| Penicillium aurantiogriseum | 47.3 ± 2.3 | 9.4 ± 0.2 | - | [29] |
| Mucor rouxii | 27.3 | - | - | [24] |
| Rhizopus oryzae | 91.5 | 7.2 | - | [30] |
| Aspergillus niger | 89.6 | 6.4 | - | [30] |
| Penicillium expansum | 80.2 | 4.8 | - | [30] |
| Fusarium moniliforme | 75.3 | 3.6 | - | [30] |
| Crab shell (Sigma Aldrich) | 96.8 | 316.2 | - | [30] |
| Gongronella butleri | 92.0 | - | 3 × 104 | [23] |
| Mucor rou ii | 82.8–89.8 | - | 2.48 × 104–5.59 × 104 | [26] |
- Data not shown, * DD (%) = Degree of deacetylation (%), ** MW = Molecular Weight