Food grade chitosan, 12mpa.s

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Catalog Number	NAT-0088
Product Name	Food grade chitosan, 12mpa.s
Synonyms	chitin; chitosan ascorbate; deacetylated chitin biopolymer; N,O-sulfated chitosan; N-carboxybutyl chitosan; O-sulfated N-acetylchitosan; sulfated N-carboxymethylchitosan; sulfated O-carboxymethylchitosan.
Description	Chitosan is a linear polysaccharide composed of randomly distributed β-(1→4)-linked D-glucosamine (deacetylated unit) and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (acetylated unit). Chitosan has a number of commercial and possible biomedical uses. It can be used in agriculture as a seed treatment and biopesticide, helping plants to fight off fungal infections. In winemaking, it can be used as a fining agent, also helping to prevent spoilage. In industry, it can be used in a self-healing polyurethane paint coating. In medicine, it is useful in bandages to reduce bleeding and as an antibacterial agent; it can also be used to help deliver drugs through the skin.
Product overview	Ashes: <1% Water loss: <10% Heavy metals: <1ppm As: <0.2ppm Deacetylation: 60%
Morphology & Appearance	Straw yellow powder
Purity	>97%
Viscosity	12mpa.s, 1% in water solution at 20 centigrade
CAS Number	9012-76-4
Storage	Store at room temperature

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