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Chitin (C8H13O5N)n (/ˈkaɪtɪn/ KY-tin) is a long-chain
polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, an
amide derivative of glucose.
Chitin is the
second most abundant...
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Chitin is a
chemical compound found in
fungi and animals.
Chitin may also
refer to:
Chitin, Iran, a
village Chitin: I, a
board game
Chetin (disambiguation)...
- and
galactogen and
structural polysaccharides such as
hemicellulose and
chitin.
Polysaccharides are
often quite heterogeneous,
containing slight modifications...
- In enzymology, a
chitin deacetylase (EC 3.5.1.41) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction chitin + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }...
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toxicity in the body and is
inert in the intestines.
Chitin also has
antibacterial properties.
Chitin forms crystals that make
fibrils that
become surrounded...
- integument,
cuticle or
exoskeleton of
chitin.
Generally the
exoskeleton will have
thickened areas in
which the
chitin is
reinforced or
stiffened by materials...
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glycosidic bonds in
chitin. They
catalyse the
following reaction:
Random endo-hydrolysis of N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminide (1→4)-β-linkages in
chitin and chitodextrins...
- In enzymology, a
chitin synthase (EC 2.4.1.16) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + [1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]n...
- polysaccharides.
Fungi possess cell
walls constructed from the
polymer chitin,
specifically N-acetylglucosamine.
Diatoms have a
unique cell wall composed...
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growth is the
chitin fibers of the matrix. Specifically,
goethite crystals nucleate on
these chitin fibers and push
aside or
engulf the
chitin fibers as they...
