chitin

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Names

[ CAS No. ]:
1398-61-4

[ Name ]:
chitin

[Synonym ]:
EINECS 215-744-3
CHITOSAN 10
C 7170
Clandosan
Poly-(1→4)-β-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
Chitin
Hexopyranose, 2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-, (1R)-
MFCD00466914
(1R)-2-Acetamido-2-deoxyhexopyranose
CHITOSAN 100

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.37 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
522.4ºC at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
>300°C (dec.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
(C8H13NO5)n

[ Flash Point ]:
269.8ºC

[ PSA ]:
119.25000

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.6

[ Stability ]:
Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

MSDS

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Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
FM6125000
CHEMICAL NAME :
Chitin
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
1398-61-4
LAST UPDATED :
199701
DATA ITEMS CITED :
2
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
C30-H50-N4-O19
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
770.84
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
/T6OTJ B& CMV1 DQ EO& F1Q/

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
50 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
REFERENCE :
BSIBAC Bolletino della Societe Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale. (Casa Editrice Idelson, Via A. de Gasperi, 55, 80133 Naples, Italy) V.2- 1927- Volume(issue)/page/year: 44,1685,1968

Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi: Irritant;

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R22:Harmful if swallowed.

[ Safety Phrases ]:
24/25-36-26

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ RTECS ]:
FM6300000

Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

  • N,N'-Diacetylchitobiose
  • N-acetyl-α-D-glucosamine
  • Chitosan
  • Levulinic acid

Articles

In situ continuous growth formation of synthetic biominerals.

Chem. Commun. (Camb.) 49(33) , 3407-9, (2013)

Continuous self-assembled growth of both the organic and inorganic components of materials with nacre-like structure is achieved upon mineralisation of chitin and chitosan scaffolds using a combined s...

Listeria monocytogenes has a functional chitinolytic system and an active lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase.

FEBS J. 282(5) , 921-36, (2015)

Chitinases and chitin-active lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are most commonly associated with chitin metabolism, but are also reported as virulence factors in pathogenic bacteria. Listeri...

Slow Off-rates and Strong Product Binding Are Required for Processivity and Efficient Degradation of Recalcitrant Chitin by Family 18 Chitinases.

J. Biol. Chem. 290 , 29074-85, (2015)

Processive glycoside hydrolases are the key components of enzymatic machineries that decompose recalcitrant polysaccharides, such as chitin and cellulose. The intrinsic processivity (P(Intr)) of cellu...


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