Extraction, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Activity of Chitosan from Horse Mussel <i>Modiolus modiolus</i>.

Chitin and chitosan have been proved to have enormous applications in biomedical, pharmaceutical, and industrial fields. The horse mussel, <i>Modiolus modiolus</i>, a refuse of the fishery industries at Thondi, is a reserve of rich chitin. The aim of this work is to extract chitosan from the horse m... View More