title: Lattice resolution in alpha-chitin.
abstract: The lattice images of the alpha-chitin microfibrils from lobster tendon were recorded with a transmission electron microscope operated at 120 keV. It was concluded that a close resemblance exists between alpha-chitin microfibrils and cellulose microfibrils. In both cases, the microfibrils are elongated single crystals (crystallites) of high perfection, with the chains aligned and probably fully extended along the microfibril axis.
authors.affiliation: Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Revol
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002686:Chitin / Q000737:chemistry*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008121:Nephropidae; D013710:Tendons / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D002686:Chitin