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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… (More)

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Two LysM receptor molecules, CEBiP and OsCERK1, cooperatively regulate chitin elicitor signaling in rice
Chitin is a major molecular pattern for various fungi, and its fragments, chitin oligosaccharides, are known to induce various… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Chitin and chitosan: Chemistry, properties and applications
Chitin and chitosan are considerably versatile and promising biomaterials. The deacetylated chitin derivative, chitosan is more… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
A LysM receptor-like kinase plays a critical role in chitin signaling and fungal resistance in Arabidopsis.
Chitin, a polymer of N-acetyl-d-glucosamine, is found in fungal cell walls but not in plants. Plant cells can perceive chitin… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
CERK1, a LysM receptor kinase, is essential for chitin elicitor signaling in Arabidopsis.
Chitin is a major component of fungal cell walls and serves as a microbe-associated molecular pattern (MAMP) for the detection of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Chitin induces accumulation in tissue of innate immune cells associated with allergy.
Allergic and parasitic worm immunity is characterized by infiltration of tissues with interleukin (IL)-4- and IL-13-expressing… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Plant cells recognize chitin fragments for defense signaling through a plasma membrane receptor.
Chitin is a major component of fungal cell walls and serves as a molecular pattern for the recognition of potential pathogens in… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Chitin induces natural competence in Vibrio cholerae.
The mosaic-structured Vibrio cholerae genome points to the importance of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in the evolution of this… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The Vibrio cholerae chitin utilization program.
Chitin, an insoluble polymer of GlcNAc, is an abundant source of carbon, nitrogen, and energy for marine microorganisms… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A Septin-based Hierarchy of Proteins Required for Localized Deposition of Chitin in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cell Wall
Just before bud emergence, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell forms a ring of chitin in its cell wall; this ring remains at the base… (More)
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Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Powdered chitin agar as a selective medium for enumeration of actinomycetes in water and soil.
Agar media made with 0.4% colloidal chitin plus mineral salts and adjusted to pH 8.0 was superior to four other commonly used… (More)
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