chitin |
undefined |
As a noun chitin
is chitin.
As an adjective undefined is
lacking a definition or value.
protein |
chitin |
As nouns the difference between protein and chitin
is that
protein is protein while
chitin is chitin.
chitin |
amylopectin |
In carbohydrate terms the difference between chitin and amylopectin
is that
chitin is a complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans while
amylopectin is a highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose.
scute |
chitin |
As nouns the difference between scute and chitin
is that
scute is (zoology) a horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of a turtle or the skin of crocodiles while
chitin is chitin.
chitin |
amylose |
In carbohydrate terms the difference between chitin and amylose
is that
chitin is a complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans while
amylose is the soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose.
carbohydrates |
chitin |
As nouns the difference between carbohydrates and chitin
is that
carbohydrates is while
chitin is chitin.
chitin |
peptidoglycan |
As nouns the difference between chitin and peptidoglycan
is that
chitin is a complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans while
peptidoglycan is a polymer of glycan and peptides found in bacterial cell walls.
keratin |
chitin |
As nouns the difference between keratin and chitin
is that
keratin is a protein which hair and nails are comprised of while
chitin is a complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans.
chitin |
murein |
As nouns the difference between chitin and murein
is that
chitin is a complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans while
murein is peptidoglycan, mucopeptide.
wikidiffcom |
chitin |
As a noun chitin is
chitin.
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