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Is chitin a heteropolysaccharide?
Yes, chitin is a heteropolysaccharide.
Is glycogen a heteropolysaccharide?
No
What is heteropolysaccharide?
heteropolysaccharides are composed of more than one monosaccharides and can contain chemical decorations (e.g. pyryvl, acetyl and succinyl). Succinoglycan is a simple example of heteropolysaccharide.
Is amylase a heteropolysaccharide?
No, amylase is not a heteropolysaccharide. Amylase is an enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates such as starch into smaller sugars. Heteropolysaccharides are complex carbohydrates made up of different types of monosaccharides bonded together.
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.
Do fish scales contain chitin?
Chitin
What is a complex carbohydrate found in the cell walls of fungi and in insect exoskeletons called?
Chitin.
From what language do you get the word chitin?
"chitin" comes from the French word "chitine", meaning the same substance, 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.
Which carbohydrate is found in the exoskeleton of insects and crabs?
chitin
What type of molecule is a chitin?
Chitin is polymerized N-acetylglucosamine.
What do fungi use chitin for?
Chitin makes the cell wall
