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CHITIN [2 records]

Record 1 2012-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
  • Food Industries
DEF

A nitrogenous polysaccharide with the formula ... occurring as skeletal material in many Invertebrates particularly the cuticle of Arthropoda.

OBS

A waste product of the shellfish processing industry.

OBS

A component of insect, arachnid and crustacean shells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Polymère essentiellement linéaire d'unités de N-acétylglucosamine, constituant des parois cellulaires de certains microorganismes (moisissures) et de la carapace des insectes [...]

OBS

Substance qui entre dans la composition du tégument et des arthropodes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
  • Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
  • Industria alimentaria
DEF

Polisacárido nitrogenado que proporciona firmeza estructural al exoesqueleto de los insectos y a las paredas celulares de los hongos.

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Record 2 2009-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Synthetic Fabrics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
CONT

Chitine et chitosane : matière première potentielle pour la fabrication des fibres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tejidos sintéticos
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