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chitin

long-chain polymer of a N-acetylglucosamine
Product polymer Q161219
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chitin

Summary

chitin is a polymer[1]. chitin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • chitin's instance of is recorded as polymer[3].
  • chitin's instance of is recorded as polysaccharide[4].
  • chitin is part of chitin binding[5].
  • chitin is part of chitin metabolic process[6].
  • chitin is part of chitin biosynthetic process[7].
  • chitin is part of chitin catabolic process[8].
  • chitin is part of response to chitin[9].
  • chitin is part of cellular response to chitin[10].
  • chitin's Commons category is recorded as Chitin[11].
  • chitin comprises oxygen[12].
  • chitin comprises carbon[13].
  • chitin comprises hydrogen[14].
  • chitin comprises nitrogen[15].
  • chitin's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[16].
  • chitin's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17].
  • chitin's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • chitin's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • chitin's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • chitin's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • chitin's isomeric SMILES is recorded as N([C@@H]1C@HO[C@@H]1C@@HC@HC@HO[C@@H]1C@@HC@HC@HO)C(C)=OC@H*O*[C@@H]1C@@HC@HC@H*O*[C@@H]1C@@HC@HC@HO)C(C)=O">[22].
  • chitin's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28924752', 'amount': '+203.1925'}[23].
  • chitin's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].

Why It Matters

chitin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] chitin is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Chitin structure.png
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Chitin structure.png, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
  2. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → ['1KtlNP', '46s8UA']
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 15w ago · O Breixo · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → oxygen, carbon, hydrogen +1
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q28924752', 'amount': '+203.1925'}
    Instance of → —
    Part of → chitin binding, chitin metabolic process, chitin biosynthetic process +3
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13613]]: 173770"
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