Production of High Viscosity Chitosan from Biologically Purified Chitin Isolated by Microbial Fermentation and Deproteinization

Table 1

Chemical properties of shrimp shells and heads.

Component; (%, w/w)	Shrimp shells; (abdominal)	Shrimp heads
Moisture	80.0±0.3	86.1±2.2
Crude protein	25.9±2.0	40.7±2.7
Lipid	2.4±1.0	13.9±1.1
Ash	27.9±0.9	22.2±0.6
Chitin^a	43.8	23.2

aby calculation.