Chitin

chitin

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Definition

Glossary of "Plant Biology (1st ed.)" by Graham et al. (2003)

• The nitrogen-containing polysaccharide that forms much of the cell walls of fungi, and is also produced by some animals.

Glossary of "The Cell (5th ed.)" by Alberts et al. (2008)

• Abundont organic polymeric polysaccharide of N-acetylglucosamine. A major component of insect exoskeletons and the cell walls of fungi.

文献（引用）

• Alberts, B., Johnson, A., Lewis, J. Raff, M., Roberts, K. & Walter P. 2008. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th ed. -xxxiii + 1268 pp. Garland Science, New York.
• Graham, L. E., Graham, J. M. & Wilcox, L. W. 2003. Plant Biology. -xxxv + 497 pp. Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River.

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