Isolation and Characterization of Chitosan-Producing Bacteria from Beaches of Chennai, India

Table 3

results of transformation of chitin to chitosan by the isolates.

Flask type	Fermented broth of isolate S3	Fermented broth of isolate S14	Control flask; (not inoculated)
Chitosan recovered in	10 ml of 2% acetic acid	10 ml of 2% acetic acid	10 ml of 2% acetic acid
Neutralization of 2% acetic acid with 1 N NaOH	White precipitate observed	White precipitate observed	No precipitate observed
Iodine reaction	Dark purple coloration	Dark purple coloration	—