%0 Journal Article
%T Chitin Nanofiber Membranes for Chiral Separation
%A Yuuki Sueyoshi
%A Takeshi Hashimoto
%A Masakazu Yoshikawa
%A Shinsuke Ifuku
%J Sustainable Agriculture Research
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.5539/sar.v1n1p42
%X Nanofiber membranes for chiral separation were prepared from chitin, which is the most abundant natural amino polysaccharide. The membrane showed chiral separation ability by adopting concentration gradient as a driving force for membrane transport. In other words, the chitin nanofiber membrane selectively transported the D-isomer of glutamic acid (Glu), phenylalanine (Phe), and lysine (Lys) from the corresponding racemic amino acid mixtures.
%U http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/sar/article/view/12189