Polymer

chitin

long-chain polymer of a N-acetylglucosamine

Structure

2D structure of chitin
[*]O[C@H]1[C@H](O)[C@@H](NC(=O)C)[C@@H](O[C@@H]1CO)O[C@@H]1[C@@H](CO)O[C@H]([C@H](NC(=O)C)[C@H]1O)[*] |Sg:n:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28::ht|

About

WikidataQ161219
Instance ofpolymer, polysaccharide
CAS1398-61-4
ChEBICHEBI:17029
PubChem CID6857375
EC number215-744-3
ECHA InfoCard100.014.313
DSSToxDTXSID6037641
MeSHD002686
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Properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
203.1925 ± 0.0090 gram per mole
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