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Chitin Composition

Chitin Composition is a biochemical construct that specifies the molecular structure and relative proportions of chitin and associated compounds within the insect exoskeleton, distinguishing it from other cuticular components by its polymeric N-acetylglucosamine framework.

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Physicochemical characterization of α‐chitin, β‐chitin, and γ‐chitin separated from natural resources

Mi‐Kyeong Jang, Byeong-Gi Kong, Young‐Il Jeong et al. · Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry · 2004 · 646 citations

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Chitin characterization by SEM, FTIR, XRD, and <sup>13</sup>C cross polarization/mass angle spinning NMR

Galo Cárdenas, Gustavo Cabrera‐Barjas, Edelio Taboada et al. · Journal of Applied Polymer Science · 2004 · 513 citations

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Estimate of chitin in raw whole insects

Mark D. Finke · Zoo Biology · 2007 · 496 citations

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Chitosan/double‐stranded RNA nanoparticle‐mediated RNA interference to silence chitin synthase genes through larval feeding in the African malaria mosquito ( <i>Anopheles gambiae</i> )

X. Zhang, J. Zhang, Kun Yan Zhu · Insect Molecular Biology · 2010 · 471 citations

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Specific perception of subnanomolar concentrations of chitin fragments by tomato cells: induction of extracellular alkalinization, changes in protein phosphorylation, and establishment of a refractory state

Georg Felix, Martin Regenass, Thomas Boller · The Plant Journal · 1993 · 459 citations · Full text

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    Murat Kaya

    Aksaray University, Türkiye

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    Seiichi Tokura

    Hokkaido University, Japan

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    Talat Baran

    Aksaray University, Türkiye

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    İdris Sargın

    Aksaray University, Türkiye

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    Norio Nishi

    Hokkaido University, Japan

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

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    Aksaray, Türkiye

    23 h-index

    120 publications

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    Sapporo, Japan

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    67 publications

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    Tokyo, Japan

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    54 publications

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    Washington, United States

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    Manhattan, United States

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  7. University of Liège

    Liège, Belgium

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    Tokyo, Japan

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