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chitin

Chitin vs Undefined - What's the difference?

chitin | undefined |


As a noun chitin

is chitin.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

Protein vs Chitin - What's the difference?

protein | chitin |


As nouns the difference between protein and chitin

is that protein is protein while chitin is chitin.

Chitin vs Amylopectin - What's the difference?

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 vs Chitin - What's the difference?

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 vs Amylose - What's the difference?

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 vs Chitin - What's the difference?

carbohydrates | chitin |


As nouns the difference between carbohydrates and chitin

is that carbohydrates is while chitin is chitin.

Chitin vs Peptidoglycan - What's the difference?

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 vs Chitin - What's the difference?

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 vs Murein - What's the difference?

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 vs Chitin - What's the difference?

wikidiffcom | chitin |


As a noun chitin is

chitin.

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