Chitobiose

Glucosamine dimer form of chitobiose.

N,N'-diacetylglucosamine dimer form of chitobiose.

Chitobiose is a dimer of β-1,4-linked glucosamine units. There is ambiguity as to which structure the name refers, owing to the method by which it was first isolated.^[1][2]

See also

• Glucosamine
• Chitin
• Lysozyme
• Chitodextrin

References

1. ↑ Bergmann, M., Zervas, L. & Silberkweit, E. Naturwissenschaften 1931 , 19, 20.
2. ↑ Zechmeister, L., Grassmann, W., Töth, G. & Bendcr, R. Ber. Dtsch. Chem. Ges. 1932, 65, 1706-1708