Sample | %N | %C | %O | %S | %Na | Total wt% |
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LMW Chi | 8.1 | 50.54 | 41.36 | – | – | 100 |
LMW Chi-S | –* | 37.76 | 44.28 | 10.82 | 7.14 | 100 |
HMW Chi | 8.08 | 49.46 | 42.46 | – | – | 100 |
HMW Chi-S | 7.56 | 33.43 | 43.63 | 8.77 | 6.6 | 100 |
- C, O, N, S, and Na are the percentage amounts of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and sodium atoms in the Chi sample
- N, nitrogen; C, carbon; H, hydrogen; S, sulfur; wt, weight; LMW Chi, low molecular weight chitosan; LMW Chi-S, low molecular weight sulfated chitosan; HMW Chi, high molecular weight chitosan; HMW Chi-S, high molecular weight sulfate
- *Atom is present but was not measured
- –Absence of the atom