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Descriptor English: Chitin
Descriptor Spanish: Quitina
Descriptor quitina
Scope note: Polisacárido lineal de unidades beta-1,4 unidas de ACETILGLUCOSAMINA. Es el segundo biopolímero más abundante en el planeta, encontrándose sobre todo en INSECTOS y HONGOS. Al desacetilarse se la denomina QUITOSANO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Quitina
Descriptor French: Chitine
Tree number(s): D05.750.078.139
D09.698.211
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002686
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Registry Number: 1398-61-4
CAS Type 1 Name: Chitin
Previous Indexing: Polysaccharides (1966)
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72(67)
DeCS ID: 2732
Unique ID: D002686
NLM Classification: QU 83
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Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Chitin - Preferred
Concept UI M0004099
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Chitin



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