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Chitin is
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is an unbranched polymer of N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine.
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It is found
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in fungi and is the principal component of arthropod and lower animal exoskeletons,
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EXAMLES OF ARTHROPOD AND LOWER ANIMAL EXOSKELETONS
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e.g., insect, crab, and shrimp shells. ,
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STRUCTURE CHANGE
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in which the hydroxyl groups of the second carbon of each glucose unit have been replaced with acetamido (-NH(C=O)CH3) groups.
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STRUCTURE
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LINEAR OF HOMPPOLYSACCCARIDES COMPOSED OF N-ACETYLD-GLUCOSAMINE
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CHITLIN HAVE
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REPEATED GROUPS OS ACETYL GROUPS
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LINAGES OF CHITLIN
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BETA LINKAGE
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STRUCTURE OF CHITIN
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UNBRANCHED POLYMER OF N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE
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FIND CHITIN
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FUNGI
PRINCIPAL COMPONENT OF ARTHROPOD AND LOWER ANIMAL EXOSKELTONS |
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WHY IT MAY BE A DERRIVATIVE OF CELLULOSE
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HYDROZYL GROUPS OF THE SECOND CARBON OF EACH GLUCOSE HAS BEEN REPLACE WITH (-NH(C=O)CH3) GROUPS
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