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January 14, 2026Chemical Science0 citationsOpen Access

Chemo-enzymatic One-Pot Depolymerization of β-Chitin

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JBJoseph BrehmRLRichard LewisASAlan Francis Scott

Key Points

  • The aim is to find efficient methods for converting chitin into valuable chemicals.
  • Chemo-enzymatic process
  • One-pot reactions
  • Utilized β-Chitin as a starting material
  • Depolymerization method effectively converts chitin
  • Potential for economically viable pathways
  • Reduction in reliance on fossil carbon sources

Abstract

Decreasing our reliance on fossil carbon requires economically viable and scalable pathways to utilize sustainable sources, such as chitin. Current methods for converting chitin to high-value chemicals require treatment with...

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Brehm et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6966e73f13bf7a6f02bffd87https://doi.org/10.1039/d5sc07429k
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