Chitin

Description: The structure abbreviated of the structural polysaccharide chitin a major component of the exoskeleton of arthropods spiders crustaceans insects etc and of the cell wall of fungi It is similar to cellulose but with a different side group on the carbon 2 of glucose Absorbable surgical thread can be made of this material Only a small fragment of the potentially infinite polymer is shown Drawn in Inkscape

By: JAlves

Date: 2010-05-24

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