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Chitin is actually a polymer that can be made up of any number of monomer subunits.
The monomer for chitin is N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, which has a chemical formula of:
(C8H13O5N)n
Therefore, each monomer is made up of 27 atoms.
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∙ 10y ago
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoThe chemical formula for chitin is:
(C8H13O5N)n
So, chitin is made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen atoms.
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What is the name of the polysaccharide that is found in the cell walls of fungi and the exoskeletons of arthropods?
Chitin is the polysaccharide found in the cell walls of fungi and the exoskeletons of arthropods.
The exoskeleton of an arthropod is?
composed of chitin
The cell walls of fungi are made from what?
The cell walls of fungi are made up of the glucosamine polymer chitin. The chitin of the fungal cell walls contain nitrogen.
What is the significance of chitin arthropods?
Chitin is a structural carbohydrate that forms their exoskeleton
What is found in the cell walls of fungi?
If you are referring to the fungal kingdom (usually typed Fungi), then the answer is chitin. If you are speaking of fungi in general (the functional as opposed to taxonomic grouping), then the answer is chitin or cellulose.
Chitin is a polysaccharide with what atoms attached to the glucose backbone?
Chitin is a polysaccharide. So, it is a polymer of many monosaccharides. In the case of chitin, the monosaccharide subunit that makes up it polymeric structure is N-acetyl-D-glucosamine.
What is the name of the polysaccharide that is found in the cell walls of fungi and the exoskeletons of arthropods?
Chitin is the polysaccharide found in the cell walls of fungi and the exoskeletons of arthropods.
The exoskeleton of an arthropod is?
composed of chitin
Do fish scales contain chitin?
Chitin
The cell walls of fungi are made from what?
The cell walls of fungi are made up of the glucosamine polymer chitin. The chitin of the fungal cell walls contain nitrogen.
From what language do you get the word chitin?
"chitin" comes from the French word "chitine", meaning the same substance, chitin.
Chitin is an example of what?
chitin is an example of a carbohydrate
What type of molecule is a chitin?
Chitin is polymerized N-acetylglucosamine.
What do fungi use chitin for?
Chitin makes the cell wall
Which carbohydrate is found in the exoskeleton of insects and crabs?
chitin
How do you prepare colloidal chitin from chitin flakes?
Chitin is something that is synthesized naturally in arthropods (crustaceans, insects, etc.) and fungi. So, it doesn't have to be created in a lab...it's much easier to harvest it from existing biological sources. Once harvested, you separated it out from exoskeleton material (such as from shrimp, etc.). However, if you wanted to synthesize it, you polymerize D-glucosamine with beta linkages into the polymer chitosan. Then, you acetylate that (add acetyl groups) to the nitrogen atoms of the amino group on the D-glucosamine subunits, and you have N-acetyl-D-glucosamine polymer, also known as chitin.
Is chitin a homo-polymer?
Chitin does not contain polymers, but is, rather, a polymer itself. Chitin is a polysaccharide. So, it is a polymer of saccharide subunits. In this case, chitin has many N-acetyl-D-glucosamine subunits.
