International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies
2019, Vol. 7, Issue 4, Part E
Assessment of anti-microbial activity of chitin, chitosan and shrimp shell of Litopenaeus vannamei from bhimavaram farms, west Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
Author(s): Nageswararao PV and Babu DE
Abstract: Chitin and chitosan are valuable marine biopolymers, which is an abundant by-product of the shrimp processing industry. Chitosan is an amino polysaccharide prepared by processing shrimp waste (Shell) which involves partial deacetylation of chitin. The chitin and chitosan were isolated from shrimp exoskeleton. The Extracted chitosan have antimicrobial properties were determined by employing several microbial organisms like
Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and
Staphylococcus aureus. The current study demonstrates the extracted chitosan exhibit potent anti-microbial activity.
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Nageswararao PV, Babu DE. Assessment of anti-microbial activity of chitin, chitosan and shrimp shell of Litopenaeus vannamei from bhimavaram farms, west Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. Int J Fish Aquat Stud 2019;7(4):353-355.
