Question
Macromolecule chitin is
nitrogen containing polysaccharide
phosphorus containing polysaccharide
sulphur containing polysaccharide
simple polysaccharide
Solution
A.
nitrogen containing polysaccharide
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 Cx(H2O)Y.
