C O N T E N T SDescriptionN-Acetylglucosamine, or GlcNAc is a monosaccharide derivative of glucose.
DiscussionChitin is a polymer that consists of glucose derivatives: N-acetyl glucosamine units connected by 1 > 4 linkages. It is only exceptionally found in plants, like in some algae (see theme 44) but it is the main structural component of the cell walls of most fungi. Links |
