"Chitin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D002686
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.078.139 D09.698.211
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chitin" by people in Profiles.
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Fungal chitin from asthma-associated home environments induces eosinophilic lung infiltration. J Immunol. 2011 Sep 01; 187(5):2261-7.
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Exoskeletons and exhalation. N Engl J Med. 2007 Nov 15; 357(20):2082-4.
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Ubiquitination of Keap1, a BTB-Kelch substrate adaptor protein for Cul3, targets Keap1 for degradation by a proteasome-independent pathway. J Biol Chem. 2005 Aug 26; 280(34):30091-9.
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Genetic control of cuticle formation during embryonic development of Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics. 2002 May; 161(1):171-82.
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Intraoperative chemical hemostasis in neurosurgery. Neurosurgery. 1986 Feb; 18(2):223-33.