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Chitin

Known as: Chitin [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A linear polysaccharide of beta-1->4 linked units of ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE. It is the second most abundant biopolymer on earth, found especially in… 
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3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoylchitin6-O-sulfated carboxymethyl chitinDW 166HCN-carboxymethylchitosan-N-O-sulfate
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Strong and Reversible Monovalent Supramolecular Protein Immobilization
Proteins with an iron clasp: Site-selective incorporation of a ferrocene molecule into a protein allows for easy, strong, and… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Structural identification of the iipo‐chitin oligosaccharide nodulation signals of Rhizobium loti
Rhizobium loti is a fast‐growing Rhizobium species that has been described as a microsymbiont of plants of the genus Lotus… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Hyperglycosylation of hen egg white lysozyme in yeast.
Review
1990
Review
1990
Protease-catalyzed synthetic reactions and immobilization-activation of the enzymes in hydrophilic organic solvents.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Chitin synthesis and localization in cell division cycle mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell cycle mutants cdc3, cdc4, cdc7, cdc24, and cdc28 at a nonpermissive temperature (37… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Glycan stimulation of macrophages in vitro.
Review
1974
Review
1974
A molecular model for morphogenesis: the primary septum of yeast.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Hyphal Wall Synthesis in Aspergillus nidulans: Effect of Protein Synthesis Inhibition and Osmotic Shock on Chitin Insertion and Morphogenesis
Pulse-labeling with N-[acetyl-3H] glucosamine and radioautography were used to follow the sites of chitin incorporation in hyphae… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Origin and composition of the peritrophic membrane of the mosquito, Aedes aegypti.
Review
1965
Review
1965
FINE STRUCTURE OF FUNGI AS REVEALED BY ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
1. The cells of yeasts and filamentous fungi are surrounded by a cell wall. The cytoplast is bounded by a plasmalemma and… 
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