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    Changes in physicochemical properties of chitin at developmental stages (larvae, pupa and adult) of Vespa crabro (wasp)
    (ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2016) Kaya, Murat; Sofi, Karwan; Sargin, Idris; Mujtaba, Muhammad
    It is already known that chitin in a single organism can exhibit huge differences depending on the functions it serves in different body parts, but the alterations in the characteristics of chitin in course of developmental stages of an organism still remain unknown. This study presents findings on how chitin matrix is changing physicochemically through discrete morphological stages - larva, pupa and adult - of an insect (Vespa crabro). Chitin content of the organisms were found to increase gradually as the organism grew; 2.1, 6.2 and 10.3%, with a dramatic increase in chitin deposition (nearly 3 folds) during the instar from larva to pupa. Enzymatic digestion test demonstrated that chitin isolates were close to pure. Chitin isolates were also subjected to thermal pyrolysis and no variations were observed in the thermal stability of the samples. However, it was observed that surface characteristics of chitin changed greatly as the insect grew. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Determination of Bovine Serum Albumin Adsorption Capacity of Newly Obtained Cellulose extracted from Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice)
    (WILEY-HINDAWI, 2018) Mujtaba, Muhammad; Sargin, Idris; Kaya, Murat
    Exploration of biodegradable and renewable composites ingredients is of great importance. Up to now, roots extract of Glycyrrhiza glabra has been used for different medicinal purposes but remaining cellulose-rich residues have not been evaluated for isolation of any green materials like cellulose. Here in this study, cellulose was successfully isolated from the roots of G. glabra by using conventional cellulose extraction method. The obtained product was characterized using FT-IR, XRD, and SEM. FT-IR and XRD analyses confirmed the identity of the product. The crystallinity index of cellulose isolates was calculated from XRD data as 70%. The cellulose content of the roots on dry basis was recorded as 48.5%. Three types of surface morphologies were observed: smooth non-porous surface, surface with fibril bundles, and porous surface having thin cellulose fibrils. In addition, bovine serum albumin (BSA) adsorption capacity of G. glabra cellulose was determined and compared with that of commercial cellulose. Newly obtained cellulose from the roots of G. glabra exhibited a higher affinity for BSA protein at neutral pH. (c) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.