Introduction：Basic information about CAS 1398-61-4|chitin, including its chemical name, molecular formula, synonyms, physicochemical properties, and safety information, etc.
| Common Name | chitin |
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| CAS Number | 1398-61-4 | Molecular Weight | / |
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| Density | 1.37 g/cm3 | Boiling Point | 522.4ºC at 760 mmHg |
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| Molecular Formula | (C8H13NO5)n | Melting Point | >300°C (dec.) |
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| MSDS | USA | Flash Point | 269.8ºC |
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Names
| Name | chitin |
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| Synonym | More Synonyms |
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chitin BiologicalActivity
| Description | Chitin, also known as chitin, is a variety of sugars extracted from the shells of marine crustaceans. In nature, chitin widely exists in festival animals such as shrimp, crabs, and worms. |
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| Related Catalog | Research Areas >>Others |
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| Target | Human Endogenous Metabolite |
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Chemical & Physical Properties
| Density | 1.37 g/cm3 |
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| Boiling Point | 522.4ºC at 760 mmHg |
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| Melting Point | >300°C (dec.) |
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| Molecular Formula | (C8H13NO5)n |
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| Flash Point | 269.8ºC |
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| PSA | 119.25000 |
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| Vapour Pressure | 0mmHg at 25°C |
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| Index of Refraction | 1.6 |
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| InChIKey | OVRNDRQMDRJTHS-DMHSOCPYSA-N |
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| SMILES | CC(=O)NC1C(O)OC(CO)C(O)C1O |
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| Stability | Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. |
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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 DATAACUTE 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
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Safety Information
| Personal Protective Equipment | Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter |
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| Hazard Codes | Xi: Irritant; |
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| Risk Phrases | R22:Harmful if swallowed. |
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| Safety Phrases | 24/25-36-26 |
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| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
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| WGK Germany | 3 |
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| RTECS | FM6300000 |
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| 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... | |
Synonyms
| 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 |
