Chitin: References & Edit History

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Article title updated for style. Nov 11, 2026
Modified link of Web site: The Royal Society of Chemistry - Catalytic conversion of chitin as a nitrogen-containing biomass. Oct 10, 2026
Add new Web site: CORE - A Review of the Applications of Chitin and Its Derivatives in Agriculture to Modify Plant-Microbial Interactions and Improve Crop Yields (PDF). Mar 08, 2025
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Plant Science - Chitin amendments eliminate the negative impacts of continuous cropping obstacles on soil properties and microbial assemblage. Jan 24, 2025
Add new Web site: The Royal Society of Chemistry - Catalytic conversion of chitin as a nitrogen-containing biomass. Oct 04, 2024
Add new Web site: Nature - Characterization of chitin and chitosan derived from Hermetia illucens, a further step in a circular economy process. Mar 13, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Chitin synthesis and fungal pathogenesis. Nov 23, 2023
Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A - Understanding the structural diversity of chitins as a versatile biomaterial. Sep 27, 2023
Add new Web site: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Chitin. Nov 15, 2011
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Chitin. Nov 15, 2011
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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