chitohexose

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English

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Etymology

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From chito- +‎ hexose.

Noun

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chitohexose (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) Any hexose derived from chitin
    • 2015 July 11, Doris H.X. Quay et al., “Structure of the stationary phase survival protein YuiC from B.subtilis”, in BMC Structural Biology‎[1], volume 15, →DOI:
      The NAG in + NAG superimposes with the −2 position in the chitohexose in MltA.
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