Physicochemical characterization of chitin extracted by different treatment sequences from an edible insect

Chitin present in the shell of edible insects is a potential source of chitin, lipids, and proteins, and it exerts various biological activities. Thus far, only a few studies have focused on the use of chitin as a source of high-protein-diet oligosaccharides. The use of insect chitin for the production of high-protein-diet oligosaccharides can lessen the reliance on diet crops. Moreover, although chitin composition in Tenebrio molitor larva, pupa, and adult has been extensively investigated, chitin extraction from T. molitor larval whole body and exuvium has received poor attention. The present study compared the effectiveness of two techniques for extracting high-protein-diet chitin oligosaccharide from an edible insect ( T. molitor ).

Research article

Manel Chalghaf
Khaled Charradi
Riadh Ksouri
Qana A. Alsulami
Atef Jaouani
Sherif M.A.S. Keshk
El Akrem Hayouni

Publication date: 2023-12
Journal / proceedings: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Volume: 253
Pages: 127156
Article number: 127156
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127156

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Manel Chalghaf; Khaled Charradi; Riadh Ksouri; Qana A. Alsulami; Atef Jaouani; Sherif M.A.S. Keshk; El Akrem Hayouni. 2023-12. Physicochemical characterization of chitin extracted by different treatment sequences from an edible insect. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 127156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127156