Chitin Sourcebook: A Guide to the Research Literature (Mit Sea Grant College Program Report, No. Mitsg 88-12.)

A guide to the science of chitin, an abundant natural polymer of rapidly expanding commercial importance. The Sourcebook is the only work of its kind, providing quick access to the wealth of scientific data available from published literature about chitin and its derivatives. Organized for easy reference; contains titles of 503 research publications, books, and patents on chitin, chitin derivatives, and chitin-related enzymes. Includes keyword digests extracted from the selected publications and organized into seven indexes. Heavily cross-referenced.