Science, asked by rishavdrk3354, 1 year ago

What is chitin? what is its function?

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Answered by QHM

ANSWER: Chitin is a hard,tough substance widely present in nature in the shells of arthropods (exoskeleton) such as crabs, spider,insects.
It is mainly composed of polysaccharide ,derived from glucose.

Answered by akashadhyapak

It is a long chain polymer of N- acetylglucosamine

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