Chitosan

CAS: 9012-76-4

Ref. TR-C315015

Product Information

• Name: Chitosan
• Synonyms: Amidan, Armour-Zen, BC 10, BC 10 (polysaccharide), Batch LO 7319CsU, Biochemica, Biochikol, Biochikol 020PC, Biopolymer L 112, C 3646, C 60M, CG 10, CG 110, ChitoClear TM 850-2, ChitoHeal, Chitolife, Chitopearl 3510, Cytochit, D 06188, DAC 100, Deacetylchitin, Elexa 4, Epakitin, FCM 117, FM 200, FM 200 (chitosan), FM 80, FM 80S, Flonac 60M, Flonac C, Flonac C 60M, Flonac C 60M-SEK, Flonac CS, Flonac H, Flonac H 100M, Flonac LV, Flonac N, Flonac NSW-SEK, HC 1, HC 1 (polysaccharide), HEP 40, Haishan KG, Hidagem HCMF, Hiset KW 5, Hydagan DCMF,100D-VL, FH 80
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications Chitosan is produced commercially by deacetylation of chitin, which is the structural element in the exoskeleton of crustaceans (such as crabs and shrimp) and cell walls of fungi. Chitosan has many Industrial and biomedical uses.References Zhuangdong, Y. et al.: Chem. Indu. Times, 21, 22 (2007); Shaihidi, F., et al.: J. Arg. Fo. Chem., 39, 1527 (1991)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: (177.20)n
• Formula: C₇H₁₅NO₄n
• Color/Form: Off-White To Beige
• InChI: InChI=1S/C18H35N3O13/c19-7-12(27)14(5(2-23)30-16(7)29)33-18-9(21)13(28)15(6(3-24)32-18)34-17-8(20)11(26)10(25)4(1-22)31-17/h4-18,22-29H,1-3,19-21H2/t4-,5-,6-,7-,8-,9-,10-,11-,12-,13-,14-,15-,16-,17+,18+/m1/s1
• InChI key: InChIKey=RQFQJYYMBWVMQG-IXDPLRRUSA-N
• SMILES: N[C@H]1[C@H](O[C@@H]2[C@@H](CO)O[C@@H](O[C@@H]3[C@@H](CO)O[C@@H](O)[C@H](N)[C@H]3O)[C@H](N)[C@H]2O)O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O