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Also, through the study of this biopolymer and due to the great demand of chitin and 

chitosan, it is very important to direct all efforts to seek methods of production through 

environment-friendly processes and on the other hand, through genetic engineering 

methods, finding the way to produce a more uniform material with characteristics 

previously designed, especially for medical or pharmaceutical items. 

Acknowledgement 

Gabriela Montaraz Miranda, Rosa Guadalupe Valadez Olguin and Ana María Sixto Berrocal 

for her technical assistance. 

To PAPITT Program No. IT220411 Estudio fitopatológico, bioquímico y molecular de la 

respuesta contra estreses bióticos y abióticos en plántulas de maíz. For the financial support. 

To PAPIME Program No. PE203211  Elaboración de material didáctico para las diferentes 

estrategias utilizadas en la enseñanza de la biotecnología de última generación. For the 

financial support. 

Author details 

Susana P. Miranda Castro

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 and Eva G. Lizárraga Paulín 

Laboratorio de Biotecnología, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitlan, UNAM,  

Cuautitlan Izcalli, Estado de México, México 

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