Antioxidant Activity Of Chitin Obtained From The Insect

Year 2018, Volume: 13 Issue: 4, 213 - 216, 31.12.2018

Eda Güneş , H. Ferhan Nizamlıoğlu , Hasan Aydın

Abstract

Chitin
can be obtained from an insect of the cuticle, trachea and peritrophic matrix
of the insect during molting. For this reason, biotechnologically important
chitin can be easily obtained from Drosophila
and can be used in related sectors. The aim of this study was to investigate the
antioxidant capacity (TAS) of chitin obtained from Drosophila melanogaster Meigen (Diptera: Drosophilidae) against
total oxidation in 35-day old flies. Thus, the use of chitin obtained from this insect in the basic science
fields such as medicine, pharmacy, veterinary medicine has been determined in
the aging process. Furthermore, in this study, the environmental and ecological
impact of the release of products from natural biomolecules into the
environment has been discussed.

Keywords

Drosophila melanogaster, Nutrition, Chitin

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