hexachitose

H4E1X8A1C3H4I1T1O1S1E1

noun

A hexameric oligosaccharide derived from chitin

Scrabble 26
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounhexachitose (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA hexameric oligosaccharide derived from chitin
    1 more example

    The sidechains of the three conserved aspartates giving rise to the 3D domain name are also shown. e The potential clash of the ends of a hexachitose in the YuiC structure showing the +2 NAG of MltA (2pi8) clashing with chain B domain swapping helix ( dark crimson helix and transparent grey surface) and the −4 NAG clashing with a symmetry related copy of YuiC in the lattice ( dark green and transparent grey surface).

    2015 July 11, Doris H.X. Quay et al., “Structure of the stationary phase survival protein YuiC from B.subtilis”, in BMC Structural Biology, volume 15, →DOI

Origin

From hexa- + chitin + -ose.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

hexachitose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexachitose

MLA

“hexachitose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexachitose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexachitose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexachitose.

Source: hexachitose on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.