What is Chitosan ?

Chitosan is a linear polysaccharide composed of randomly distributed β-(1-4)-linked D-glucosamine (deacetylated unit) and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (acetylated unit). It is made by treating shrimp and other crustacean shells with the alkali sodium hydroxide.  Nowadays people use fungal source to solve the problem of sea source allergic problem.

Chitosan is a cationic polyelectrolyte that is soluble in dilute organic acid. Chitosan’s long-chained and polyelectrolyte structure of chitosan molecules provides unique behavior for a variety of applications such as in water treatment, film formation, antimicrobial activity, and more.

What Chitosan Do We Have ?

Sources:  We have fungal Chitosan and Sea Source Chitosan

Solublity : We have acid soluble chitosan and water soluble chitosan