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Chitin
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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-trimethoxybenzoylchitin
6-O-sulfated carboxymethyl chitin
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N-carboxymethylchitosan-N-O-sulfate
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2015
Review
2015
Chitin and Chitosan Preparation from Marine Sources. Structure, Properties and Applications
I. Younes
,
M. Rinaudo
Marine Drugs
2015
Corpus ID: 7581236
This review describes the most common methods for recovery of chitin from marine organisms. In depth, both enzymatic and chemical…
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Review
2009
Review
2009
Functional Characterization of Chitin and Chitosan
I. Aranaz
,
M. Mengíbar
,
+5 authors
Á. Heras
2009
Corpus ID: 15794607
Chitin and its deacetylated derivative chitosan are natural polymers composed of randomly distributed � -(1-4)- linked D…
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Review
2009
Review
2009
Chitin and chitosan polymers: Chemistry, solubility and fiber formation
C. Pillai
,
W. Paul
,
C. P. Sharma
2009
Corpus ID: 54959181
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
CERK1, a LysM receptor kinase, is essential for chitin elicitor signaling in Arabidopsis
Ayako Miya
,
Premkumar Albert
,
+7 authors
N. Shibuya
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2007
Corpus ID: 5891885
Chitin is a major component of fungal cell walls and serves as a microbe-associated molecular pattern (MAMP) for the detection of…
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Chitin and Chitosan: Functional Biopolymers from Marine Crustaceans
K. Kurita
Marine Biotechnology
2006
Corpus ID: 23240541
Chitin and chitosan, typical marine polysaccharides as well as abundant biomass resources, are attracting a great deal of…
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Plant cells recognize chitin fragments for defense signaling through a plasma membrane receptor.
H. Kaku
,
Y. Nishizawa
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+5 authors
N. Shibuya
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
2006
Corpus ID: 5692598
Chitin is a major component of fungal cell walls and serves as a molecular pattern for the recognition of potential pathogens in…
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Chitin and chitosan: Chemistry, properties and applications
P. Dutta
,
J. Dutta
,
V. Tripathi
2004
Corpus ID: 36273968
Chitin and chitosan are considerably versatile and promising biomaterials. The deacetylated chitin derivative, chitosan is more…
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2003
Review
2003
Chitin — The Undisputed Biomolecule of Great Potential
R. Tharanathan
,
F. Kittur
Critical reviews in food science and nutrition
2003
Corpus ID: 39560645
Of the truly abundant polysaccharides in Nature, only chitin has yet to find utilization in large quantity. Chitin is the second…
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Implantable applications of chitin and chitosan.
E. Khor
,
L. Lim
Biomaterials
2003
Corpus ID: 1305885
Review
1986
Review
1986
Chitin in Nature and Technology
Chitosan
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R. Muzzarelli
,
C. Jeuniaux
,
G. Gooday
Springer US
1986
Corpus ID: 41322305
Exegi monumentum ael'e perennius. The monument I have built will last longer than bronze. Horace My previous book, "Chitin…
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