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dana_nei47 · Post by **dana_nei47** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:56 pm

can i ask what is the chemical composition of chitin????

D. Park · Post by **D. Park** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:23 am

hey dana_nei47

Chitin is a polymer of glucosamine, with an acetyl group attached to a variable number of the individual glucosamine molecules -> (C8H13NO5)n. These acethylglucosamine groups link together into a linear chain to construct a chitin molecule.

You can take a look at the structure of it here:
http://www.ocean.udel.edu/horseshoecrab ... tin.html#2

This website has an in depth analysis of chitin and may help you answer any other questions:
http://www.greatvistachemicals.com/bioc ... hitin.html

If you need anything else, feel free to post again.

deleted-2131 · Post by **deleted-2131** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:39 pm

Please keep all related threads on the same posting. This helps us better help you.

hhemken · Post by **hhemken** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:06 am

Here is another link at Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin

Please let us know in this thread whether this and the above links answer your current questions, and what new questions they produce.

paulogoeb · Post by **paulogoeb** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:28 pm

Here are some other sights that I thought were good:
http://www.uni-ulm.de/biologie1/Forschu ... itine.html
http://www.euchis.org/
http://wywy.essortment.com/whatischitin_rkkh.htm

..its helpful to consult an encyclopedia as well...