UP to the present time, no X-ray investigations have been carried out on the molecular structure of chitin as present in plant cell-walls. The cell-walls of the sporangiophores of the fungus ...

Mushroom cell walls are composed of chitin, a polysaccharide that can withstand a lot of heat. (This compound can also be found in the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans to give a sense of ...