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Aquaculture Studies 2012, Vol 12, Num, 1     (Pages: 013-019)

The Efficiency of Chitin and Chitosan of Shell Waste of Manta Shrimp (Squilla Sp.), Squid (Sepia Sp.) and Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus, Rathbun, 1896)

Teslime ÖZBAY 1 ,Özden BAŞTÜRK 1 ,Mehmet Ali SUNGUR 2

1 Mersin Üniversitesi Su Ürünleri Fakültesi Yenişehir Kampüsü, Mersin
2 Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi/ Biyoistatistik ve Tıbbi Bilişim Ana Bilim Dalı, Mersin
DOI : 10.17693/yunusae.v2012i21910.235442 Viewed : 2867 - Downloaded : 6503 This study was undertaken to determine the efficiency of chitin and chitosan of shellwaste ofmantashrimp, squid and bluecrab. Chitin and chitosan production was carried out by a chemical method. Inthestudy, moisture%, nitrojen content%, crudeash% andcrudelipid% of thewasteshell, chitin and chitosan were also analyzed. Theefficiency of chitin and chitosan of the shell waste of mantashrimp, squid and blue crab was determined as %14.89 with %12.52, %2.87 with %1.69 and %10.21 with %7.55 respectively. Consequently, it is determined that theefficiency of chitin and chitosan of mantashrimp and bluecrab is significiantly higher than the efficiency of squid fish bone when compared. Keywords : Chitin, chitosan, blue crab, manta shrimp, shell waste