Which of the following statements is not correct regarding chitin?\

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(a) : Chitin is the second most abundant polysaccharide (after cellulose). Chitin is not a storage polysaccharide rather it is a structural homopolysaccharide, which forms the structural component of fungal walls and exoskeleton of arthropods. It is an unbranched polysaccharide.