chitin

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A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of ''N''-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans.
{{quote-book|en|year=1880|author=Arthur Gamgee|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Sr9uxO_JJx4C|title=A Text-book of the Physiological Chemistry of the Animal Body|publisher=Macmillan|page=299
{{quote-journal|en|journal=New Scientist|date=11 Sep 2004|page=19