Chitin

Introduction: Chitin

Description of Chitin

Chitin: tough, white polysaccharide of acetylglucosamine found in arthropod shells and elsewhere; the second most abundant polysaccharide in nature, after cellulose.
Source: CRISP

Chitin: A linear polysaccharide of beta-1->4 linked units of ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE. It is the second most abundant biopolymer on earth, found especially in INSECTS and FUNGI. When deacetylated it is called CHITOSAN.
Source: MeSH 2007

Chitin: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Chitin:

• White (69 causes)
• White disease
• Polysaccharide
• Acetylglucosamine
• Arthropod
• Nature
• Cellulose

Terms associated with Chitin:

More specific terms for Chitin:

• Chitosan

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Chitin

• Biopolymers
• Polysaccharides

Source - MeSH 2007

• hexosan

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Chitin

The following list attempts to classify Chitin into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Macromolecular Substances
  • Polymers
    • Biopolymers
      • Chitin

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Carbohydrates
  • Polysaccharides
    • Chitin

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