How much nitrogen is bound in the chitin exoskeleton of insects?

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Omkar Singh Kushwaha

It seems a complex situation. First of all we have to find out the % of N of total body weight of insects (may vary from species to species) followed by the amount of the chitin.

If you are interested to find out the Nitrogen % in chitin, it is roughly 1 N per two glucosidic rings.

Andrej Pavlovic

Thank you for response. Do you know any rough estimation? It is 5,10, 20, 40% of total nitrogen content in insect?

Ildiko Matusikova

I have attached a document - if not the exact answer, you might at least find the right person to contact. good luck.

Celeste Ibarra

Hi, did you find any approximation?