NATURALLY DERIVED SUBSTANCES HAVING ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES FOR EXTENDING STORAGE LIFE OF FOOD

Chitosan is polysaccharide in nature with linearity in arrangement and composed of β-(1-4)-linked D-glucosamine (deacetylatedunit) and N-acetyl-D glucosamine (acetylated unit) which remain in a random distribution. Chitin and the derived chitosan having promising antimicrobial properties, both have potential industrial and biomedical implications for treatment of many ailments in human beings