chitin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001256",
  "term": "chitin",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A linear polysaccharide of beta-1->4 linked units of acetylglucosamine. It is the second most abundant biopolymer on earth, found especially in insects and fungi. When deacetylated it is called chitosan.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "polysaccharides",
    "chitooligosaccharides",
    "chitinase",
    "chitosan",
    "chitosanase"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "quitina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/chitin/"
}