What is chitin
Asked by aryan
| 2nd Jan, 2018,
10:38: PM
Expert Answer:
Chitin is a large, structural polysaccharide made from chains of modified glucose. It is the main component of the exoskeleton of insects, cell walls of fungi. After cellulose, chitin is the major component of biosphere
Answered by Sivanand Patnaik
| 3rd Jan, 2018,
08:19: AM
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