EUCHIS 2013 - International Conference of the European Chitin Society

The International Conference of the European Chitin Society (EUCHIS) covers topics such as:

• Enzymatic modification, synthesis and degradation of chitin and chitosan
• Modification, Production and characterization of chitin and chitosan
• Food, Agricultural and other applications
• Biomedical applications
• Regulatory issues and Industrial applications

Chitin is a polysaccharide found in the outer skeleton of crabs, insects, lobsters and shrimps and in the internal structures of other invertebrates. Chitin is composed of ß(1-4) linked units of the amino sugar N-acetyl-glucosamine, and is the main source of production of chitosan, which is used in applications such as a a wound healing agent, flocculating agent, a delivery vehicle for pharmaceuticals and genes, a sizing and strengthening agent for paper.