chitin synthase
Sign in to saveAlso known as IPR004835, chitin synthetase, trans-N-acetylglucosaminosylase, chitin-uridine diphosphate acetylglucosaminyltransferase, chitin-UDP acetyl-glucosaminyl transferase, chitin-UDP N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase, UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine:chitin 4-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase, chitin_synth
enzyme belonging to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the hexosyltransferases
Research
1,806 papers- Chitin synthase inhibitors as antifungal agents.Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry · 2013
- Biochemistry of chitin synthase.EXS · 1999
- Unexpected Distribution of Chitin and Chitin Synthase across Soft-Bodied Cnidarians.Biomolecules · 2023
- Chitin Translocation Is Functionally Coupled with Synthesis in Chitin Synthase.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
- Structure, catalysis, chitin transport, and selective inhibition of chitin synthase.Nature communications · 2023
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- EC enzyme number
- 2.4.1.16
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- Chitin synthase
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