Preferred Name

Chitin [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

Chitin

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000168509

altLabel

Chitin

cui

C0008141

MESH DEFINITION

A linear polysaccharide of beta-1->4 linked units of ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE. It is the second most abundant biopolymer on earth, found especially in INSECTS and FUNGI. When deacetylated it is called CHITOSAN.

MESH DUI

D002686

MeSH name

Chitin

MESH UI

M0004099

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000168509

NUI

N0000168509

prefLabel

Chitin [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T109

T123

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000011232

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