Strategic Advances in Efficient Chitin Extraction from Black Soldier Fly Puparia: Uncovering the Potential for Direct Chitosan Production
Polysaccharides,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
6(2), С. 26 - 26
Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025
As
a
biodegradable
material,
chitin
possesses
exceptional
physical
and
chemical
properties,
making
it
valuable
in
various
industrial
sectors.
Compared
to
chitin,
its
derivative,
chitosan,
offers
even
more
versatile
applications
due
higher
solubility
reactivity.
the
key
precursor
for
chitosan
production,
is
typically
harvested
from
shrimp
crab
exoskeletons.
However,
quest
alternative
sources
has
intensified
reduce
reliance
on
crustacean-derived
chitin.
Black
soldier
fly
(BSF,
Hermetia
illucens),
particularly
puparium,
emerged
as
promising
alternative,
though
considered
waste.
In
this
study,
we
investigated
different
combinations
sequences
of
extraction
treatments
BSF
puparium.
The
results
demonstrate
that
sequential
demineralization
(DM),
deproteination
(DP),
decolorization
(DC)
produce
with
lowest
ash,
lipid,
protein
contents—approximately
1.01%,
1.99%,
3.01%,
respectively,
yielding
degrees
DM
DP
at
94.77%
92.24%,
purity
93.98%.
contrast,
combining
DC
following
treatment
facilitates
partial
transformation
degree
deacetylation
(DD)
65.90%,
offering
direct
producing
without
an
additional
process.
Язык: Английский
Chitin, Chitosan and Its Derivatives: Antimicrobials and/or Mitigators of Water
Macromol—A Journal of Macromolecular Research,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
5(2), С. 15 - 15
Опубликована: Апрель 8, 2025
Antimicrobial
resistance
(AMR)
is
a
major
global
health
problem,
exacerbated
by
the
excessive
and
inappropriate
use
of
antibiotics
in
human
medicine,
animal
care
agriculture.
Therefore,
new
strategies
compounds
are
needed
to
overcome
this
issue.
In
view,
it
may
be
appropriate
reconsider
existing
biomaterials
alleviate
antibiotic
overuse.
Chitin,
naturally
abundant
amino
mucopolysaccharide,
poly-β-1,
4-N-acetylglucosamine
(GlcNAc).
It
white,
hard,
inelastic,
nitrogenous
polysaccharide
source
surface
pollution
coastal
areas.
Chitosan
derives
from
partial
N-deacetylation
chitin
originates
shells
crustaceans
fungi
cell
walls.
nontoxic
natural
antimicrobial
polymer
approved
GRAS
(Generally
Recognized
as
Safe
United
States
Food
Drug
Administration).
Chitin
chitosan,
non-toxic
biopolymers,
useful
for
wastewater
treatment
remove
pollutants,
such
pharmaceuticals,
heavy
metals
dyes.
The
described
features
make
these
biopolymers
intriguing
investigated
their
application
antibacterials.
Язык: Английский