Chitin was extracted from 24 different mushrooms found in Estonia and Costa Rica. The degree of acetylation, fiber dimensions, and yield of chitin from each of these sources was then compared. Despite being the second most abundant natural biopolymer and used in many commercial applications, chitin is currently only commerically extracted from a few sources. The results show that while most of these properites are similar amongst mushroom (and other) species, several samples showed unique properites that have the potential to make their chitin more useful for specialized applications.

Variance in chemical properties of chitin extracted from a wide variety of mushrooms across Estonia and Costa Rica

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