Kaya, MuratSargin, IdrisTozak, Kabil OzcanBaran, TalatErdogan, SevilSezen, Goksal2024-06-122024-06-1220130141-81301879-0003https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2013.08.016https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/20246New application areas for chitin and its derivatives have been extensively investigated and there is a solid, growing demand for new chitin sources. In this present study, chitin content of Daphnia magna resting egg (18-21%) was determined for the first time. FTIR, elemental analysis, TGA, XRD and SEM studies revealed the structural and thermal properties of extracted alpha-chitin. This study suggests that D. magna resting eggs can be exploited as an attractive alternative chitin source. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.en10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2013.08.016info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessCrustaceanTGAFTIRXRDSEMAlpha-ChitinBeta-ChitinPhysicochemical CharacterizationBiomedical ApplicationsChitosanDerivativesRefinementShellsArticle61459464Q2WOS:0003266607000672-s2.0-8488336849123973492Q1