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  2. Chitin - Wikipedia

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    Chitin is the second most abundant polysaccharide in nature (behind only cellulose); an estimated 1 billion tons of chitin are produced each year in the biosphere. [1] It is a primary component of cell walls in fungi (especially filamentous and mushroom-forming fungi), the exoskeletons of arthropods such as crustaceans and insects, the radulae ...

  3. Chitinase - Wikipedia

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    Like cellulose, chitin is an abundant biopolymer that is relatively resistant to degradation. [17] Many mammals can digest chitin and the specific chitinase levels in vertebrate species are adapted to their feeding behaviours. [18] Certain fish are able to digest chitin. [19] Chitinases have been isolated from the stomachs of mammals, including ...

  4. Virus - Wikipedia

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    Plants have a rigid cell wall made of cellulose, and fungi one of chitin, so most viruses can get inside these cells only after trauma to the cell wall. [ 6 ] : 70 Nearly all plant viruses (such as tobacco mosaic virus) can also move directly from cell to cell, in the form of single-stranded nucleoprotein complexes, through pores called ...

  5. Synthetic virology - Wikipedia

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    Synthetic virology is a branch of virology engaged in the study and engineering of synthetic man-made viruses.It is a multidisciplinary research field at the intersection of virology, synthetic biology, computational biology, and DNA nanotechnology, from which it borrows and integrates its concepts and methodologies.

  6. Chitin-glucan complex - Wikipedia

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    Chitin-glucan complex (CGC) is a copolymer (polysaccharide) that makes up fungal cell walls, consisting of covalently-bonded chitin and branched 1,3/1,6-ß-D-glucan. CGCs are alkaline - insoluble . Different species of fungi have different structural compositions of chitin and β-glucan making up the CGCs in their cell walls. [ 1 ]

  7. Which Berries Are Most Likely To Carry Viruses? A Food ... - AOL

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    Which viruses are most likely to end up in berries? The biggest concerns surround norovirus and hepatitis A, and the FDA’s new strategy specifically works to prevent both of those from ending up ...

  8. NYT ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers Today, Friday, February 7

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    These items are all made from the same material. 3. Related to a magical character from a classic animated film. 4. The words in this category follow a common three-letter color.

  9. Biotextile - Wikipedia

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    The β-glucan/chitin complex refers to the combination of two natural polysaccharides (β-glucan and chitin) found in fungal cell walls. This complex is a major component found in a variety of fungal cell walls and are also found in certain plants, algae, and bacteria.