Polychitin
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A polymer of chitin
"Chitinases expressed during plant-pathogen interactions are associated with plant defense against pathogens, which can catalyze polychitin molecules that are present in the cell walls of most fungi and homologues in plant-pathogen interactions [43 ]."
Example
More examples"Chitinases expressed during plant-pathogen interactions are associated with plant defense against pathogens, which can catalyze polychitin molecules that are present in the cell walls of most fungi and homologues in plant-pathogen interactions [43 ]."
Etymology
From poly- + chitin.
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