Macromolecule chitin is

Options

A. nitrogen containing polysaccharide
B. phosphorus containing polysacchande
C. sulphur containing polysaccharide
D. simple polysaccharide

Answer

A

Explanation

Macromolecule chitin is a complex polysaccharide containing amino sugars and chemically modified sugars, (e.g. glucosamine, N-acetyl galactosamine, etc). Polysaccharides are long carbohydrate molecules of monosaccharide units joined together by glycosidic bonds. They have a general formula `C_(z)(H_(2)O)_(y).` Chitin is The main component of the cell wall of fungi, the exoskeletons of arthropods, insects and redulae of molleuscs, etc.