which molecule does chitin resemble most closely: starch or cellulose?

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petiteme · Answer

Chitin closely resembles cellulose.

petiteme · Answer

Welcome to OpenStudy ^_^

anonymous · Answer

thank - you :) um I do have another question. Can chitin be digested by humans?

petiteme · Answer

No. It's a polysaccharide similar to cellulose, which also cannot be digested by humans.

anonymous · Answer

What does "hydrogenated" mean? And how does that affect the structure of the fatty acids in vegetable oils
?

petiteme · Answer

It means charge with or cause to combine with hydrogen

anonymous · Answer

and how does it affect the structure of the fatty acids in vegetable oils if margarines are made with vegetable oils which have been "hydrogenated"?

anonymous · Answer

in order to make cholesterol into testosterone what changes do you have to do ?