title: Chitin extraction and characterization from Daphnia magna resting eggs.
abstract: New application areas for chitin and its derivatives have been extensively investigated and there is a solid, growing demand for new chitin sources. In this present study, chitin content of Daphnia magna resting egg (18-21%) was determined for the first time. FTIR, elemental analysis, TGA, XRD and SEM studies revealed the structural and thermal properties of extracted α-chitin. This study suggests that D. magna resting eggs can be exploited as an attractive alternative chitin source.
authors: Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Aksaray University, 68100 Aksaray, Turkey. Electronic address: muratkaya3806@yahoo.com.
authors: Murat
authors: M
authors: Kaya
authors: Idris
authors: I
authors: Sargin
authors: Kabil Özcan
authors: KÖ
authors: Tozak
authors: Talat
authors: T
authors: Baran
authors: Sevil
authors: S
authors: Erdogan
authors: Göksal
authors: G
authors: Sezen
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D000818:Animals; D002686:Chitin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D003621:Daphnia / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D010063:Ovum / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013818:Thermogravimetry; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D002686:Chitin
keywords: Crustacean; FTIR; SEM; TGA; XRD