Chitin bụ polysaccharide gbanwere agbanwe nke nwere nitrogen; a na-eme ya site na nkeji nke N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (ka ọ bụrụ kpọmkwem, 2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-D-glucose). Ndị a nkeji na-etolite covalent β-(1→4)-njikọ (dị ka njikọ dị n'etiti nkeji glucose na-etolite cellulose). Ya mere, a pụrụ ịkọwa chitin dị ka cellulose na otu hydroxyl otu na monomer ọ bụla dochie anya otu acetyl amyline. Nke a na-enye ohere maka njikọ njikọ hydrogen dị elu n'etiti polymers ndị dị nso, na-enye chitin-polymer matriks ike dị elu. Ajụjụ: Gịnị bụ aha polysaccharide gbanwere agbanwe nke Hofmann chọpụtara na 1929?
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