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Chitin from shrimp shells

Catalog No. C9752 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 1398-61-4 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
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SYNONYMS

Title
Chitin 来源于虾壳
IUPAC name
N-[(2R)-2,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]acetamide
IUPAC Traditional name
N-[(2R)-2,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]acetamide
Synonyms
Poly-(1→4)-β-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 1398-61-4
PubChem SID 24893190
MDL Number MFCD00466914
EC Number 215-744-3

PROPERTIES

Suitability suitable for analysis of chitinase
Apperance purified powder
Personal Protective Equipment Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US), type P1 (EN143) respirator filter
German water hazard class 3

DETAILS

Description (English)
Preparation Note
Purified by a modification of the method of Hirano, S. and Nagao, N., Agric. Biol. Chem., 52, 2111 (1988).
Application
Chitin, a β(1,4) polymer chain of N-acetyl-D glucosamine, is used as a substrate to identify, differentiate and characterize chitinase(s) and chitin deacetylase(s). Chitin may be used as a viscosity/thickening agent or binder.

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