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Literature summary for 2.4.1.16 extracted from

  • Manocha, M.S.; Begum, A.
    Properties of chitin synthase from mucoraceous hosts of a mycoparasite (1985), Can. J. Microbiol., 31, 6-12.
No PubMed abstract available

Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
NH4+ slight increase in activity Choanephora cucurbitarum
NH4+ slight increase in activity Phascolomyces articulosus

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
Fe3+
-
Choanephora cucurbitarum
Fe3+
-
Phascolomyces articulosus
Polyoxin D
-
Choanephora cucurbitarum
Polyoxin D
-
Phascolomyces articulosus
Zn2+
-
Choanephora cucurbitarum
Zn2+
-
Phascolomyces articulosus

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
additional information the enzyme is mainly associated with the mixed membrane fraction Choanephora cucurbitarum
-
-
additional information the enzyme is mainly associated with the mixed membrane fraction Phascolomyces articulosus
-
-

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Ca2+ slight increase in activity Choanephora cucurbitarum
Ca2+ slight increase in activity Phascolomyces articulosus
Co2+ significant stimulation Choanephora cucurbitarum
Co2+ significant stimulation Phascolomyces articulosus
K+ slight increase in activity Choanephora cucurbitarum
K+ slight increase in activity Phascolomyces articulosus
Mg2+ stimulates Choanephora cucurbitarum
Mg2+ stimulates Phascolomyces articulosus
Mn2+ significant stimulation Choanephora cucurbitarum
Mn2+ significant stimulation Phascolomyces articulosus

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Choanephora cucurbitarum
-
-
-
Phascolomyces articulosus
-
-
-

Posttranslational Modification

Posttranslational Modification Comment Organism
proteolytic modification
-
Phascolomyces articulosus
proteolytic modification activated by acid proteases, slightly activated by trypsin, inhibited by neutral proteases Choanephora cucurbitarum
proteolytic modification activated by all proteases Choanephora cucurbitarum

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
hypha
-
Choanephora cucurbitarum
-
hypha
-
Phascolomyces articulosus
-

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
-
Choanephora cucurbitarum UDP + [1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]n+1 chitin ?
UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + [1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]n
-
Phascolomyces articulosus UDP + [1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]n+1 chitin ?

Temperature Stability [°C]

Temperature Stability Minimum [°C] Temperature Stability Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
4
-
rapid decrease in activity within 5 h Choanephora cucurbitarum
4
-
gradual decrease in activity with time Phascolomyces articulosus

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
6.2
-
-
Choanephora cucurbitarum

Ki Value [mM]

Ki Value [mM] Ki Value maximum [mM] Inhibitor Comment Organism Structure
1.7
-
Polyoxin D
-
Choanephora cucurbitarum
2.5
-
Polyoxin D
-
Phascolomyces articulosus