Chitin differs from cellulose due to
A)inversion of configuration at the anomeric carbon.
B)sulfonation of the C2 OH group.
C)a much greater prevalence of branching.
D)replacement of the C2 OH group by an acetamido group.
E)replacement of the C6 OH group by an amino group.

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Chitin differs from cellulose in that chitin has a replacement of the C2 OH group by an acetamido group, while cellulose does not. Chitin is also composed of N-acetylglucosamine units, while cellulose is composed of glucose units. The other options presented (inversion of configuration, sulfonation, branching, and replacement of C6 OH group) are not characteristics that differentiate chitin from cellulose.

Chitin Differs from Cellulose Due to