Chitin Molecule Model Kit

The glucose model kit is intended mainly for showing the various important sugars. However, chitin is composed of glucosamine which is only slightly different from cellulose. It is as important to insects as cellulose is to plants for maintaining structural integrity.

The nitrogen atomns shown in the image below have a planar geometry although some texts/on-line sources indicate a tetrahedral geometry. Use the planar carbons, nitrogens & single oxygens along with the double bond "X" pegs to build the amine group. The double bond itself uses a 20mm "wobbly"™ and 20mm thin bond.

Models You Can Make with the Glucose Kit



Any monosaccharide model can be built with the Orbit 68845NV Student Organic Chemistry Model Set

P/N	Description	Qty	Unit
68799W	Orbit sugar structures molecular model kit		1-9	90.00
68799W	Orbit sugar structures molecular model kit		10+	88.20

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