hexachitose

English

Etymology

From hexa- +‎ chitin +‎ -ose.

Noun

hexachitose (uncountable)

1. A hexameric oligosaccharide 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 sidechains of the three conserved aspartates giving rise to the 3D domain name are also shown. e The potential clash of the ends of a hexachitose in the YuiC structure showing the +2 NAG of MltA (2pi8) clashing with chain B domain swapping helix ( dark crimson helix and transparent grey surface) and the −4 NAG clashing with a symmetry related copy of YuiC in the lattice ( dark green and transparent grey surface).