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Description | Chitinisapolysaccharidewhichisfoundwidelyinnaturewhereitfunctionsinamannersimilartocollageninchordates.Itformsthetoughfibrousexoskeletonsofinsects,crustaceansandotherarthropods,and,inadditiontoitspresenceinsomefungiitoccursinatleastonealga.ThestructureofchitinissimilartothatofcellulosebutwithglucosereplacedwithN-acetyl-D-glucosaminylunitslinkedβ-D-(1-4)inalinearchain.Itisnormallyproducedfromtheshellsoflobster,craborshrimp. |
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