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When plants are exposed to chitin, it tends to elicit a defensive response from the plant. In this way, chitin and chitosan (the deacetylated form of chitin) are often used as biopesticides in agriculture, as opposed to toxic chemicals. This interesting plant response is most likely an evolutionary adaptation by plants to insects, since chitin forms the exoskeletons of insects (which feed on such plants).
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoIt is a structural polysaccharide (polymer of simple sugars, in this case, N-acetylglucosamine, a derivative of glucose) that is created by fungi. It is incorporated into their cell walls to strengthen them.
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∙ 10y agoChitin is the actual name of the substance. The polysaccharide is a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine subunits.
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∙ 8y agoChitin is the plant walls of fungi. It can also be used as a plant fertilizer. Chitosan is made from chitan and is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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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 an example of botany?
Botany is the study of plant biology. Will you be studying botany this year, or next year?
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
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.
What is significance of chitin in arthropods?
Chitin is a structural carbohydrate that forms their exoskeleton
What is the significance of chitin arthropods?
Chitin is a structural carbohydrate that forms their exoskeleton
