lipochitin

English edit

Etymology edit

lipo- +‎ chitin

Noun edit

lipochitin (uncountable)

(biochemistry) Any of a family of oligosaccharides consisting of chitin having a fatty acid group attached to the nitrogen of the non-reducing terminus

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