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Literature summary for 2.4.1.16 extracted from

  • Selitrennikoff, C.P.
    Chitin synthase activity from the slime variant of Neurospora crassa (1979), Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 571, 224-232.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
phosphatidylethanolamine stimulates Neurospora crassa
phosphatidylinositol stimulates Neurospora crassa
phosphatidylserine stimulates Neurospora crassa

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
UDP competitive with respect to UDP-GlcNAc Neurospora crassa

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Mg2+ maximal activity in presence of 1 mM MgCl2 Neurospora crassa

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Neurospora crassa
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wall-less variant
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + [1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]n
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Neurospora crassa UDP + [1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]n+1
-
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pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
8 8.2
-
Neurospora crassa

Ki Value [mM]

Ki Value [mM] Ki Value maximum [mM] Inhibitor Comment Organism Structure
2.2
-
UDP
-
Neurospora crassa