HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Chitin is a large, structural polysaccharide made from chains of modified glucose. Chitin is found in the exoskeletons of insects, the cell walls of fungi, and certain hard structures in invertebrates and fish.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chitin is a naturally occurring polysaccharide existing in the outer shells of crustaceans, insect exoskeletons, and fungal cell walls. It is the second most abundant natural polymer after cellulose.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chitin is a white, hard, inelastic, nitrogenous polysaccharide and the second most abundant biopolymer (after cellulose) that is found in the exoskeletons of crabs, prawns, insects, and even in the cell walls of fungi. Chitosan is produced by the deacetylation of chitin.

Detailed explanation-4: -Exoskeletons of arthropods, contain a complex polysaccharide called chitin. These complex polysaccharides are heteropolymers.