N,N'-Diacetylchitobiose is a dimer of β(1,4) linked N-acetyl-D glucosamine. N,N'-Diacetylchitobiose is the hydrolysate of chitin and can be used as alternative carbon source by E. coli[1].
[1]. Fangmeng Chu, et al. An optimized cocktail of chitinolytic enzymes to produce N,N'-diacetylchitobiose and N-acetyl-d-glucosamine from defatted krill by-products. Int J Biol Macromol. 2019 Jul 15;133:1029-1034.
















