{"id":30454,"date":"2020-07-21T05:44:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T05:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=30454"},"modified":"2023-09-13T06:47:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T06:47:06","slug":"chitin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/chitin\/","title":{"rendered":"Chitin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tire organic matrix of the exoskeleton of insects and crustaceans, and present in small amounts in mushrooms. It is an insoluble and indigestible non-starch polysaccharide, composed of N-acetylglucosamine. Partial deacetylation results in the formation of chitosans.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A water-insoluble polysaccharide polymer composed of A&#8217;-acetyl-D-glucosamine units which forms the exoskeletons of arthropods (insects) and Crustacea. Shellac is produced from chitin.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A polysaccharide that forms the hard exoskeleton of arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. It is also present in the cell walls of some fungi.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-7\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The primary substance that constitutes the outer shells of invertebrate organisms.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tire organic matrix of the exoskeleton of insects and crustaceans, and present in small amounts in mushrooms. 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