Research Article
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 | — |
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