Chitin  - Chitin is a slightly altered form of cellulose.  Chitin contains nitrogen   Chitin is exactly the same as cellulose except in place of the OH group on the second carbon, there is an NH(CO)CH3 group.  The exoskeletons of arthropods contain chitin.  Fungi have chitin in their boundary walls.

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