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cuticle chitin biosynthetic process

Known as: cuticle chitin biosynthesis, cuticle chitin synthesis, cuticle chitin anabolism 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cuticle chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of beta-(1->4)-linked N… (More)
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1956-2017
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2017
2017
Increase of tensile strength and toughness of bio-based diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A with chitin nanowhiskers
It is challenging to reinforce and toughen thermoset epoxy resins. We describe a slurry-compounding technique to transfer a… (More)
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2015
2015
Knickkopf and retroactive proteins are required for formation of laminar serosal procuticle during embryonic development of Tribolium castaneum.
Chitin, a homopolymer of β-1-4-linked N-acetylglucosamine synthesized by chitin synthase A (Chs-A), is organized in the… (More)
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2015
2015
Preparation and Enantioseparation of Biselector Chiral Stationary Phases Based on Amylose and Chitin Derivatives.
Amylose derivatives chiral stationary phases (CSPs), some of which are commercially available, are well known for their powerful… (More)
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2014
2014
Facile route to produce chitin nanofibers as precursors for flexible and transparent gas barrier materials.
Chitin is the second most abundant biopolymer in nature and has tremendous potential in renewable materials for packaging, energy… (More)
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2010
2010
Application of Crustacean Chitin as a Co-diluent in Direct Compression of Tablets
A “simplex-centroid mixture design” was used to study the direct-compression properties of binary and ternary mixtures of chitin… (More)
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2003
2003
Crab shell chitin whisker reinforced natural rubber nanocomposites. 2. Mechanical behavior.
In a previous work (part 1), nanocomposite materials were obtained using a latex of either unvulcanized or prevulcanized natural… (More)
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2001
2001
Successive specification of Drosophila neuroblasts NB 6-4 and NB 7-3 depends on interaction of the segment polarity genes wingless, gooseberry and naked cuticle.
The Drosophila central nervous system derives from neural precursor cells, the neuroblasts (NBs), which are born from the… (More)
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1996
1996
Effect of electrostatic interaction on phase separation behaviour of chitin crystallite suspensions.
Optical and electron microscopy were used to observe the dynamics of the phase separation in aqueous chitin suspensions prepared… (More)
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1996
1996
Rheological Properties of Aqueous Suspensions of Chitin Crystallites
Rheologically, suspensions of chitin crystallites are found to behave as other molecular liquid crystalline polymers (LCPs). The… (More)
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1957
1957
Application of Ethylenediaminetetra-acetic Acid in the Isolation of Crustacean Chitin
ISOLATION of ‘chitin’ {which generally connotes a polysaccharide comprising units of 2-acetamido 2-deoxy-D-glucose (N-acetyl-D… (More)
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