Chitin (C8H13O5N)n (/ˈkaɪtɪn/ KY-tin) is a long-chain polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, an amide derivative of glucose. Chitin is the second most abundant...

Chitin is a chemical compound found in fungi and animals. Chitin may also refer to: Chitin, Iran, a village Chitin: I, a board game Chetin (disambiguation)...

In enzymology, a chitin deacetylase (EC 3.5.1.41) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction chitin + H2O ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }...

glycogen and galactogen and structural polysaccharides such as cellulose and chitin. Polysaccharides are often quite heterogeneous, containing slight modifications...

toxicity in the body and is inert in the intestines. Chitin also has antibacterial properties. Chitin forms crystals that make fibrils that become surrounded...

In enzymology, a chitin synthase (EC 2.4.1.16) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + [1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]n...

Chitin-glucan complex (CGC) is a copolymer (polysaccharide) that makes up fungal cell walls, consisting of covalently-bonded chitin and branched 1,3/1...

integument, cuticle or exoskeleton of chitin. Generally the exoskeleton will have thickened areas in which the chitin is reinforced or stiffened by materials...

growth is the chitin fibers of the matrix. Specifically, goethite crystals nucleate on these chitin fibers and push aside or engulf the chitin fibers as they...

three modes of action (mechanisms of action): juvenile hormone analogs, chitin synthesis inhibitors, and ecdysone receptor agonists. Juvenile hormone analogs...