Preparasi Kitosan Dari Limbah Udang Windu dan Uji Penurunan Kolesterol pada Kelinci (Oryctolagus cuniculus) secara in vivo

Abstract

The study was conducted to examined the effects of chitosan   on cholesterol rabbit under hypercholesterolemic condition. From 100 g chitin of shrimp produce 55 g chitosan. Total of twelve male rabbits were used for this research.Those rabbits were divided into three groups; (K-)) negative control group, (K+) positive (Hypercholesterolemic) group, which were high cholesterol diet for 7 weeks, P1 and P2 preventive groups , same with group B and  supplemented with 5%, 10% chitosan suspension. The results showed that groups which supplemented of chitosan suspension has shown effects on prevent the level of cholesterol,