Table 2. Physicochemical properties of commercialCS (cCS) and squilla CS (sCS).
|
Viscosity (dl/g) |
Molecular weight (kDa) |
DD (%) |
FBC (%) |
WBC (%) |
Commercial CS (cCS) |
5.89 ± 0.81 |
363.92 ± 66.4 |
89 |
396 ± 14.22 |
603 ± 10.42 |
Squilla CS (sCS) |
1.31 ± 0.35 |
50.18 ± 16.8 |
75 |
369 ± 19.92 |
548 ± 11.71 |
Whereas DD-Degree of deacetylation; FBC-Fat binding capacity; WBC-Water binding capacity