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Drug
Chitin
Research stageEmerging research
Also known as CHITAN, N-ACETYL-, CHITIN FROM CRAB SHELLS, CHITIN FROM SHRIMP SHELLS, CHITIN UNSPECIFIED+4 more
CHITAN, N-ACETYL-, CHITIN FROM CRAB SHELLS, CHITIN FROM SHRIMP SHELLS, CHITIN UNSPECIFIED, CHITIN, SHRIMP SHELL, POLY-(1->4)-.BETA.-N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE (SHRIMP), POLY-N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE, SHRIMP SHELL CHITIN.
RxNorm1788955UNII8SH93A7QWW
2
Research papers
Latest activity
betaRecent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.
A type 2 immune circuit in the stomach controls mammalian adaptation to dietary chitin.
Research2023-09-07Science (New York, N.Y.)
The Fungal Cell Wall: Structure, Biosynthesis, and Function.
Research2017-05-01Microbiology spectrum
Profile
Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.
Canonical name
Chitin
Aliases & brands
CHITAN, N-ACETYL-CHITIN FROM CRAB SHELLSCHITIN FROM SHRIMP SHELLSCHITIN UNSPECIFIEDCHITIN, SHRIMP SHELLPOLY-(1->4)-.BETA.-N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE (SHRIMP)POLY-N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINESHRIMP SHELL CHITIN
RxNorm CUI
1788955
UNII
8SH93A7QWW
Research activity
Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.
Publications over time
20172023
Most influential
Major research themes6
Adaptation, Physiological1Chitin1Chitinases1Dietary Fiber1Obesity1Stomach1
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
- Microbiology spectrum1
- Science (New York, N.Y.)1
Leading researchers
- Brestoff JR1
- Field RL1
- Fraser JS1
- Gow NAR1
- Jung H1
- Kim DH1
- Latge JP1
- Liu TC1
Leading institutions
free-text, unnormalised
- Institut Pasteur1
- Institute of Medical Sciences1
- University of California San Francisco1
- Washington University School of Medicine1
References & data sources
- RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
- Europe PMC — research literature