chitohexose

English

Etymology

From chito- +‎ hexose.

Noun

chitohexose (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) Any hexose derived from chitin
   • 2015 July 11, Doris H.X. Quay et al., “Structure of the stationary phase survival protein YuiC from B.subtilis”, in BMC Structural Biology‎^[1], volume 15, →DOI:

     The NAG in + NAG superimposes with the −2 position in the chitohexose in MltA.