Chitin I (chitin β)

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  Chitin I (chitin β)

Linkage : beta 1-4     

Space Group : P21

Unit Cell Dimensions (a, b, c in Å and α, β, γ in °)

(No values are displayed if no information is available or the value is zero)

a (Å) = 4.85 - b (Å) = 9.26 - c (Å) = 10.38 - γ (°) = 97.50

Helix Type : array of poly-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine chains all having the same sense, which are linked together in sheets by N-H--- O=C hydrogen bonding of the amide groups

Method(s) Used For Structure Determination : X-ray diffraction

Link to the Abstract : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1156656

Reference :

Refinement of the Structure of ?-Chitin
Gardner, K.H. and Blackwell, J., Biopolymers 1975, 14, 1581-1595

 

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