New technology produces chitohexose oligomer with potential health benefits.
The researchers developed a method to create chitosan oligomer, with chitohexose as the main component. They used enzymes to break down chitosan, then extracted the oligomer using organic solvent. The main component of the extract was 6-7 oligomer, and chitohexose was separated using chromatography. This shows that chitosan oligomer with 6-7 oligomer as the main component can be produced using this preparation method.