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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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1997
1997
Adsorption of acid dye from aqueous solution by chitin: Equilibrium studies
Chitin has the ability to adsorb substantial quantities of dyestuff from aqueous solutions. The design procedures for batch… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Cooperative action of lipo-chitin nodulation signals on the induction of the early nodulin, ENOD2, in soybean roots.
Various lipo-chitin molecules were tested for their ability to induce the expression of the early nodulin, ENOD2, in Glycine soja… 
1982
1982
Directly compressed tablets containing chitin or chitosan in addition to mannitol.
As a part of a series of studies on pharmaceutical applications of chitin and chitosan, the fluidity and compressibility of… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The activating system of chitin synthetase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Purification and properties of the activating factor.
The yeast proteinase that causes activation of the chitin synthetase zymogen has been purified by a procedure that includes… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Yeast chitin synthetase. Separation of the zymogen from its activating factor and recovery of the latter in the vacuole fraction.
Abstract Yeast vacuoles were obtained in good yield and practically free from other organelles by submitting Saccharomyces… 
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… 
1971
1971
Chitin and yeast budding. Allosteric inhibition of chitin synthetase by a heat-stable protein from yeast.
Abstract The soluble fraction of a spheroplast lysate from Saccharomyces carlsbergensis or Saccharomyces cerevisiae, contains a… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Studies on chitin. VI. The nature of alpha- and beta-chitins.
Enzymic digestion, acidic hydrolysis, deuterium exchange, infrared absorption spectra, and differential thermal analysis of… 
1954
1954
On the cell walls of dimorphic fungi causing systemic infections.
  • F. Blank
  • Canadian Journal of Microbiology (print)
  • 1954
  • Corpus ID: 34462444
Cultures of the mycelial and tissue-like growth phases of Blastomyces dermatitidis, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Histoplasma… 
1932
1932
Some Aspects of Chemical Changes during Insect Metamorphosis.
The changes in carbohydrate content, fatty acid content, and nitrogen distribution are described in detail during the… 
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