Exploiting specific properties of squid pens for the preparation of oligochitosan hydrochloride.

Herein, we describe in first the application of squid pens for the preparation of pharmaceutical-grade oligochitosan hydrochloride with the physicochemical characteristics corresponding with the requirements of the European Pharmacopoeia. It is shown that the use of specific properties of squid pens as a source of parent chitosan allows preparing the product with a high yield at relatively moderate process conditions used for squid pens treatments and chitosan depolymerization.
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