CHEBI:16261 - chitosan

ChEBI IDCHEBI:16261
ChEBI Namechitosan
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DefinitionAn aminoglycan consisting of β-(1→4)-linked D-glucosamine residues.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:3599, CHEBI:13964
Last Modified6 January 2023
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Formula(C6H11NO4)n.H2O
Net Charge0
Average Mass179.172
Monoisotopic Mass179.07937
SMILES[H]O[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1N
InChIInChI=1S/C6H13NO5/c7-3-5(10)4(9)2(1-8)12-6(3)11/h2-6,8-11H,1,7H2/t2-,3-,4-,5-,6-/m1/s1
InChIKeyMSWZFWKMSRAUBD-QZABAPFNSA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ncbitaxon:4932) - PubMed (24678285) Source: yeast.sf.net
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite  Any fungal metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae ).
elicitor  A chemical or biochemical compound that is introduced in small concentrations to a living system to promote the biosynthesis of the target bioactive compound.
Applications:
plant activator  Any compound that protects plants by activating their defence mechanisms.
vulnerary  A drug used in treating and healing of wounds.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
chitosan (CHEBI:16261) has role Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite (CHEBI:75772)
chitosan (CHEBI:16261) has role elicitor (CHEBI:192504)
chitosan (CHEBI:16261) has role plant activator (CHEBI:73182)
chitosan (CHEBI:16261) has role vulnerary (CHEBI:73336)
chitosan (CHEBI:16261) is a aminoglycan (CHEBI:22506)
chitosan (CHEBI:16261) is a exopolysaccharide (CHEBI:72813)
chitosan (CHEBI:16261) is conjugate base of cationic chitosan (CHEBI:57704)
Incoming Relation(s)
cationic chitosan (CHEBI:57704) is conjugate acid of chitosan (CHEBI:16261)
IUPAC Name 
(1→4)-2-amino-2-deoxy-β-D-glucan
INN  Source
poliglusamChemIDplus
Synonyms  Source
ChitosanKEGG COMPOUND
beta-1,4-Poly-D-glucosamineKEGG COMPOUND
[4)-β-D-GlcpN(1→]nIUPAC
DeacetylchitinChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00734KEGG COMPOUND
G10536KEGG GLYCAN
ChitosanWikipedia
FDB015634FooDB
chitosanAlan Wood's Pesticides
DB14155DrugBank
ChitosanMetaCyc
HMDB0003404HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:9012-76-4ChemIDplus
Citations