METHOD OF PRODUCING D(+) GLUCOSAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC C07H5/04 C08B37/08 A61K31/7008 

FIELD: chemistry.

SUBSTANCE: method involves preliminary acetylation of chitin with acetic anhydride, washing and drying the acetylated chitin in order to reduce degree of deacetylation thereof and, as a result, increase output of the desired product - D(+)-glucosamine hydrochloride when obtaining said product through hydrolysis of acetylated chitin with concentrated hydrochloric acid while heating, followed by evaporation, crystallisation, separation, washing and drying the desired product.

EFFECT: high output of the desired product while maintaining its high quality; method is more environmentally friendly since pre-treatment of chitin reduces the amount of processing wastes.

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