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CAS:1398-61-4
MF:C6H11NO4X2
MW:161.16
EINECS:215-744-3
Synonyms:BETA-(1,4)-2-ACETAMIDO-2-DEOXY-D-GLUCOSE; BETA-(1,4)-2-AMINO-2-DEOXY-D-GLUCOSE; CHITOSAN,DEACETYLATED; POLY-(B1-4)-N-ACETYL-GLUCOSAMINE
What is Chitin CAS 1398-61-4？
Chitin is a kind of white amorphous powder, odorless, tasteless. Chitin can be dissolved in dimethylacetamide or concentrated acid containing 8% lithium chloride; Insoluble in water, dilute acid, base, ethanol or other organic solvents. In nature, chitin is widely found in the shells of lower plant fungi, shrimp, crabs, insects and other crustaceans, and in the cell walls of higher plants. It is a linear polymer polysaccharide, that is, natural neutral mucopolysaccharide.
Specification
| Item | Specification |
| Melting point | >300°C |
| Boiling point | 737.18°C |
| Density | 1.3744 |
| Water solubility | insoluble |
| Refractive index | 1.6000 |
| LogP | -2.640 |
Application
Chitin is an important raw material for preparing chitosan and glucosamine series products. Chitin and its derivatives have important applications in medicine, chemical industry, health food and so on, and have broad application prospects. Used to make soluble chitin and glucosamine, can be used as cosmetics and functional food additives, can be used to prepare photographic emulsion
Packaging
25kg/drum or according to customer requirements.
Related keywords
CHITINMICROPARTICLES; Chitin(powder); POLY-[1->4]-BETA-N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE; POLY(D-GLUCOSAMINE).
