Usage Of Speed Sedimentation Method For Enzyme Degradation Of Chitosan

A possibility of using the viscosimetry and sedimentation and diffusion methods in studying the process of enzyme chitosan hydrolysis is discussed in the chapter. It is shown that a change in the intrinsic viscosity of chitosan may be determined by both the hydrolysis process in the glycoside bonds and transformation of the supramolecule structure of the polymer. Thus, for setting the hydrolysis process it is necessary to use an absolute method for molecular weight determination.