CHEBI:17029 - chitin

ChEBI IDCHEBI:17029
ChEBI Namechitin
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DefinitionAn aminoglycan consisting of β-(1→4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:3596, CHEBI:13962, CHEBI:23099
Last Modified27 January 2016
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Formula(C8H13NO5)n.H2O
Net Charge0
Average Mass221.209
Monoisotopic Mass221.08994
SMILES[H]O[C@@H]1O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1NC(C)=O
InChIInChI=1S/C8H15NO6/c1-3(11)9-5-7(13)6(12)4(2-10)15-8(5)14/h4-8,10,12-14H,2H2,1H3,(H,9,11)/t4-,5-,6-,7-,8-/m1/s1
InChIKeyOVRNDRQMDRJTHS-FMDGEEDCSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) - DOI (10.1038/nbt.2488)
Mus musculus (ncbitaxon:10090) - PubMed (19425150) Source: BioModels - MODEL1507180067
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ncbitaxon:4932) - PubMed (24678285) Source: yeast.sf.net
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
mouse metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus).
Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite  Any fungal metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae ).
human metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
Application:
vulnerary  A drug used in treating and healing of wounds.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
chitin (CHEBI:17029) has role Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite (CHEBI:75772)
chitin (CHEBI:17029) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
chitin (CHEBI:17029) has role mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771)
chitin (CHEBI:17029) has role vulnerary (CHEBI:73336)
chitin (CHEBI:17029) is a N-acylglucosamine (CHEBI:21638)
chitin (CHEBI:17029) is a aminoglycan (CHEBI:22506)
IUPAC Name 
(1→4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucan
Synonyms  Source
[1,4-(N-Acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]nKEGG COMPOUND
[4)-β-D-GlcpNAc(1→]nIUPAC
beta-1,4-Poly-N-acetyl-D-glucosamineKEGG COMPOUND
chitinIUPAC
ChitinKEGG COMPOUND
UniProt Name  Source
chitinUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00461KEGG COMPOUND
C00461KEGG COMPOUND
G10483KEGG GLYCAN
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:1398-61-4KEGG COMPOUND