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Specialised protein found in hard skin.
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A type of polysaccharide (sugar molecule) that is made by some plants and animals. The hard outer shell of shrimp, lobsters, and many insects is made of chitin.
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| chitin |
Noun. (Greek, chiton = tunic). 1. A colorless, nitrogenous polysaccharide, linearly arranged as beta-linked N-acetyl-glucosamine units. Widespread in arthropods and plants. First isolated from fungi by Braconot during 1811 and called fungine; first isolated from insects (beetle elytra) in 1823 by Odier. A chemical compound intermediate between proteins and carbohydrates, the chemical formula (Brach 1912) is (C32H54N4O21)x. 2.
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| chitin |
A tough, horny polysaccharide that forms part of the hard outer integument in insects.
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| chitin |
a complex carbohydrate forming the outer shell of arthropods, insects, crustaceans, fungi and some algae.
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