Chitin

• Catalog No.: Bio-0896
• CAS Number: 1398-61-4
• M. F.: C24H41N3O16
• M. W.: 627.59284

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: N-((2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-5-(((2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)-2-(((2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-5-acetamido-4,6-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3- yl)oxy)-4-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran- 3-yl)acetamide
• IUPAC Traditional name: N-((2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-5-(((2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy)-2-(((2R,3S,4R,5R,6R)-5-acetamido-4,6-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3- yl)oxy)-4-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran- 3-yl)acetamide

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 1398-61-4

PROPERTIES

• Application(s): Wound healant
• Biological Source: Occurs in shells of crustacea, most fungi, mycelial yeast, green algae and some brown and red algae
• Description: polimer, MW = 300000-400000
• Mechanism of Action: Antihaemorrhagic

REFERENCES

• Chitin Nat. Technol. Proc. Int. Conf. Chitin Chitosan, 3rd, 1985, (Eds. Muzzarelli, R.A.A. et al), Plenum Press, 1986,
• Chitin and Chitosan: Biochem. Phys. Props., Applications, (Eds. Skjak-Braek, G. et al), Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1989