@article{fdi:010071275, title = {{I}solation and identification of chitin from heavy mineralized skeleton of {S}uberea clavata ({V}erongida : {D}emospongiae : {P}orifera) marine demosponge}, author = {{E}hrlich, {H}. and {B}azhenov, {V}. {V}. and {D}ebitus, {C}{\'e}cile and de {V}oogd, {N}. and {G}alli, {R}. and {T}surkan, {M}. {V}. and {W}ysokowski, {M}. and {M}eissner, {H}. and {B}ulut, {E}. and {K}aya, {M}. and {J}esionowski, {T}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}ince the discovery of chitin in skeletal structures of sponges ({P}orifera) in 2007, studies on search of novel species which possess this structural aminopolysaccharide continue up today. {T}he most potential source of chitin is suggested to be localized in the four families of sponges related to the order {V}erongida ({D}emospongiae) which nevertheless require further clarification. {H}ere, we report for the first time the isolation and identification of alpha-chitin from the {S}uberea clavata demosponge ({A}plysinidae: {V}erongida). {R}aman spectroscopy, {C}alcofluor {W}hite staining, chitinase test and {ESI}-{MS} techniques were used to identify chitin. {W}e suggest that the presence of chitin within fibrous skeletons of diverse species of {V}erongida order, and, especially in all species of the {A}plysinidae family, may be useful for the identification of novel, previously unidentified marine demosponges.}, keywords = {{C}hitin ; sponges ; {S}uberea clavata ; {INDONESIE} ; {BALI}}, booktitle = {{C}hemistry, environmental, biotechnology and biomedical aspects of chitin and chitosan : {APCCS} 2016}, journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {B}iological {M}acromolecules}, volume = {104}, numero = {{P}art {B} (no sp{\'e}cial)}, pages = {1706--1712}, ISSN = {0141-8130}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.01.141}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071275}, }