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In biology, chitin is one of the main components in the cell walls of fungi, the exoskeletons of insects and other arthropods, and in some other animals. It is a polysaccharide, made out of units of acetylglucosamine (more completely, N-acetyl-D-glucos-2-amine). These are linked together in β-1,4 fashion, the same as the glucose units that make up cellulose. So chitin may be thought of as cellulose, with one hydroxyl group on each monomer replaced by an acetylamino group. ...
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A nitrogenous polysaccharide occurring as skeletal material in many invertebrates and fungi.
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a carbohydrate that forms the exoskeletons of insects and other invertebrates
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[KITE-in] a special chemical compound (nitrogenous polysaccharide) occurring in the skeleton of insects that is responsible for the resilience of the body wall.
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horny, usually somewhat transluscent.
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