| chitinous | Of or relating to chitin. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| chitobiose | <chemical> A disaccharide of two molecules of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. The substance is secreted by organisms such as spiders and some plants. (05 Jan 1998) |
| chitobiosyldiphosphodolichol beta-mannosyltransferase | <enzyme> Adds mannose from GDP mannose to glcnac-glcnac-pyrophosphoryl-dolichol in beta-1,4 linkage Registry number: EC 2.4.1.- Synonym: dolichyl dip mannosyltransferase, dolichol pathway enzyme III, GDP-mannose-dolichyldiphosphate chitobiose mannosyltransferase, alg1 gene product, dolichyl-diphosphate-n-acetylglucosaminyl2 mannosyltransferase, GDP-man - dol-pp-glcnac2 mannosyltransferase, dolpp-glcnac mannosyltransferase, beta-1,4-mannosyltransferase, asparagine-linked glycosylation gene 1, erc14 gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| chitobiosylpyrophosphoryldolichol synthase | <enzyme> Combined activity of EC 2.4.1.153 and EC 2.4.1.141 Registry number: EC 2.4.1.- Synonym: cbl synthase (26 Jun 1999) |
| chitodextrinase | <enzyme> An enzyme which breaks down chitin, which is a polysaccharide that forms the hard outer shell of arthropods (insects, spiders, crustaceans, etc.), and the cell walls of fungi, and some algae. (09 Oct 1997) |
| chitosamine | D-Glucosamine. See: glucosamine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chitosan | <chemical> A polymer of 1-4 alpha D glucosamine found in the cell wall of some fungi. (05 Jan 1998) |
| chitosome | <cell biology> Membrane bound vesicular organelle (40-70 nm diameter) found in many fungi. Contains chitin sythetase that produces chitin microfibrils that are released and incorporated into the cell wall. Origin: Gr. Soma = body (05 Jan 1998) |
| chitotriosidase | <enzyme> Exhibits increased activity in plasma of patients with type 1 gaucher disease Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| chiufa | An acute gangrenous proctitis and colitis with high fever, seen in southern Africa and South America at high altitudes; in women, the vulva and vagina may be affected. Synonym: kanyemba. (05 Mar 2000) |