EOG8BGC99 GO:0006030 26/102 chitin metabolic process biological_process "The chemical reactions and pathways involving chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of beta-(1->4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues." [GOC:jl, ISBN:0198506732] EOG8BGC99 GO:0005576 26/102 extracellular region cellular_component "The space external to the outermost structure of a cell. For cells without external protective or external encapsulating structures this refers to space outside of the plasma membrane. This term covers the host cell environment outside an intracellular parasite." [GOC:go_curators] EOG8BGC99 GO:0008061 26/102 chitin binding molecular_function "Interacting selectively and non-covalently with chitin, a linear polysaccharide consisting of beta-(1->4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues." [GOC:jl, ISBN:0198506732] EOG8BGC99 GO:0031012 1/102 extracellular matrix cellular_component "A structure lying external to one or more cells, which provides structural support for cells or tissues; may be completely external to the cell (as in animals and bacteria) or be part of the cell (as in plants)." [GOC:mah, NIF_Subcellular:nlx_subcell_20090513] EOG8BGC99 GO:0005201 1/102 extracellular matrix structural constituent molecular_function "The action of a molecule that contributes to the structural integrity of the extracellular matrix." [GOC:mah]