Table 2.
Properties of fungal chitosans [57].
Chitosan from | Degree of deacetylation (%) | Molecular weight (Da) | Viscosity (cP) |
---|---|---|---|
Crab shell | 97.9 ± 0.9 | 9.4 × 105 | 372.7 |
Aspergillus niger | 90.0 ± 2.1 | 1.4 × 105 | 6.2 |
Rhizopus oryzae | 87.9 ± 2.1 | 6.9 × 104 | 3.5 |
Lentinus edodes | 86.5 ± 2.2 | 1.9 × 105 | 5.8 |
Pleurotus sajo‐caju | 83.8 ± 0.1 | 1.1 × 105 | 5.6 |
Zygosaccharomyces rouxii | 85.1 ± 1.1 | 2.7 × 104 | 3.3 |
Candida albicans | 83.8 ± 0.8 | 1.1 × 105 | 3.1 |