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Sclerotization, the Glossary

Index Sclerotization

Sclerotization is a biochemical process that produces the rigid shell of sclerotin that comprises an insect's chitinous exoskeleton.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 11 relations: Arachnid, Catechol, Chitin, Cross-link, Dopamine, Insect, Laccase, Nucleophile, Quinone, Sclerite, Sclerotin.

  2. Structural proteins

Arachnid

Arachnids are arthropods in the class Arachnida of the subphylum Chelicerata.

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Catechol

Catechol, also known as pyrocatechol or 1,2-dihydroxybenzene, is an organic compound with the molecular formula.

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Chitin

Chitin (C8H13O5N)n is a long-chain polymer of ''N''-acetylglucosamine, an amide derivative of glucose.

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emanate, and formed by reactions involving sites or groups on existingmacromolecules or by interactions between existing macromolecules.

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Dopamine

Dopamine (DA, a contraction of 3,4-dihydroxyphenethylamine) is a neuromodulatory molecule that plays several important roles in cells.

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Insect

Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta.

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Laccase

Laccases are multicopper oxidases found in plants, fungi, and bacteria.

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Nucleophile

In chemistry, a nucleophile is a chemical species that forms bonds by donating an electron pair.

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Quinone

The quinones are a class of organic compounds that are formally "derived from aromatic compounds by conversion of an even number of –CH.

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Sclerite

A sclerite (Greek σκληρός, sklēros, meaning "hard") is a hardened body part.

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Sclerotin

Sclerotin is a component of the cuticle of various Arthropoda, most familiarly insects. Sclerotization and Sclerotin are Structural proteins.

See Sclerotization and Sclerotin

See also

Structural proteins

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sclerotization

Also known as Sclerotisation.