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Chitin is a polysaccharide (a polymer of certain types of sugar), and, in this case, is often used to form the exoskeletons of arthropods (such as insects and crustaceans).
However, as with cellulose, humans do not possess the enzymes necessary to breakdown these polysaccharides.
Thus, chitin and cellulose cannot be broken down by humans.
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How are lobsters and chitin related?
Lobsters are crustaceans, and chitin is the hard polysaccharide substance that makes up the outer shell (exoskeleton) of crustaceans. Chitin also makes up the exoskeletons of other arthropods (insects, etc.). It helps to strengthen the cell walls of fungi and the shells of mollusks as well.
Is chitin necessary to digest shrimp tails?
Chitin is the hard substances that forms the outside of shrimp (and shrimp tails). So, you would have to digest that in order to digest the shrimp tail, because that's what it's made of. However, it's not the enzyme or other substance needed to digest the chitin.
What uses chitin to move?
Insects use chitin for movement. Chitin is a tough, flexible substance that makes up the exoskeleton of insects, providing support and protection for their bodies. Muscles attached to the inner surface of the exoskeleton allow insects to move by contracting and relaxing.
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 1 element which is present in a phospholipid and not present in chitin?
Phosphorus is only present in a phosphorous but not in chitin so your answer is Phosphorus :)
What makes chitin and cellulose edible?
They both are edible because they come from plants and animals. While Chitin and Cellulose are edible, they are very hard to digest. But they are filled with dietary fibers so they will enhance bowel movements.
What do fungi use chitin for?
Chitin makes the cell wall
What material makes an exoskeleton?
Chitin.
What makes up the cell wall of most fungi?
It is made up by chitin. It is a polysachcharide.
What makes a plant edible and inedible?
edible
The chitin that makes up the exoskeleton of insects is made of a polymer of amino acids?
A chitin that makes up the exoskeleton of insects is not made out of a polymer of amino acids. Chitin is a nitrogen that contains polysaccharide.
Is chitin an enzyme?
No, it is a polysaccharide that makes up the exoskeletons of arthropods.
What is a polysaccharide that makes up the exoskeleton of insects?
chitin
How are lobsters and chitin related?
Lobsters are crustaceans, and chitin is the hard polysaccharide substance that makes up the outer shell (exoskeleton) of crustaceans. Chitin also makes up the exoskeletons of other arthropods (insects, etc.). It helps to strengthen the cell walls of fungi and the shells of mollusks as well.
Is chitin necessary to digest shrimp tails?
Chitin is the hard substances that forms the outside of shrimp (and shrimp tails). So, you would have to digest that in order to digest the shrimp tail, because that's what it's made of. However, it's not the enzyme or other substance needed to digest the chitin.
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.
Polysaccharide that makes up cell walls of fungi?
The primary polysaccharide that makes up the cell walls of fungi is called chitin. Chitin is a long-chain polymer of N-acetylglucosamine and provides structural support and protection to fungal cells. It is similar in function to cellulose in plant cell walls.
