e4. Chitin (Polysaccharide)
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What type of polysaccharide is chitin?
Structural
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Where can chitin be found?
Exoskeletons of insects and in fungal cell walls
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What molecule is chitin similar to?
Cellulose
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What bond joins its β-glucose monomers?
β-1,4 glycosidic bonds
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How does it allow hydrogen bonds to be formed?
Each adjacent monomer is inverted 180 degrees to allow hydrogen bonds to be formed between OH groups of parallel chitin chains
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What does cross-linking of chitin chains allow?
Microfibrils to be formed
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How is chitin different from cellulose?
Each monomer has a group derived from amino acid called acetylamine group added onto it
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