Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Knowledge: Chitin and chitosan from crustacean shells...

Our relation with animals is complex..........
They can harm us...but, we have circumvented that to use them for our benefits..
Threats are there..some we know, some we don't..

Like this crab shells...


They have chitin...a polysaccharide that can manipulate our immune system to make us sick...
But, human has learned to derive chitosan from it...using it for food and pharmaceuticals...

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