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Carbohydrates > Polysaccharides > Chitin
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Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Chitin

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Chitin  

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  • 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.

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  • 72(67)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002686

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