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Table 2 Summary of enzymatic treatment of crustacean shell wastes for chitin production

From: Progress in bioextraction processes of chitin from crustacean biowastes

Waste source

Enzyme source

DM (%)

DP (%)

Reference

Snow crab (C. opilio)

S.marcescens FS-3 culture supernatant + Delvolase

47.0

84.0

Jo et al. (2008)

King crab (Paralithodescamtschaticus)

Crab species (Hyasaraneus; Lithodesmaja)

Protease cocktail (hepatopancreas of king crab)

–a

–

Sila et al. (2014)

Shrimp (C. crangon)

Alcalase

94.4

89.0

Valdez-Pena et al. (2010)

Shrimp (Xiphopenaeuskroyeri)

Alcalase 2.4L

97.5

93.41

Duarte de Holanda and Netto (2006)

Swine pancreatin

97.9

92.23

Shrimp head (Litopenaeusvannamei)

Alcalase 2.4L FG

74.42

ND

Mukhin and Novikov (2001)

Alcalase 2.4L FG+

82.15

Shrimp shell (Metapenaeusmonoceros

Crude protease (Bacillus cereus SV1)

99.56

88.8

Manni et al. (2010)

Shrimp waste (Metapenaeusmonoceros)

Crude protease (B. mojavensisA21)

98.1

88

Younes et al. (2012)

Shrimp waste (Penaeuslongirostris)

Fish protease (Barbuscallensis)

–

80

Younes et al. (2012)

Shrimp waste (Metapenaeusmonoceros)

Fish crude protease (Balistescapriscus)

–

78

Younes et al. (2012)

Shrimp waste (–)

Papain + GBW protease

–

–

Rao et al. (2001)

Prawn shells

Crude enzyme (P. Maltophilia)

82

64

Bustos and Michael (1994)

  1. DM demineralization, DP deproteinization
  2. aNot mentioned