PROCESS FOR RECOVERING PROTEINS FROM CRUSTACEAN EXOSKELETONS

摘要

A method of extracting edible proteins, particularly N-Acetyl-D- glucosamine, from crustacean exoskeletons or shells, said method including the step of subjecting said exoskeletons or shells to enzymatic hydrolysis by chitinolytic enzymes derived from Aeromonas caviae Nok-1 (D6) or from Bacillus Hcheniformis SK- 1.