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Literature summary for 2.4.1.16 extracted from

  • Peberdy, J.F.; Moore, P.M.
    Chitin synthase in Mortierella vinacea: properties, cellular location and synthesis in growing cultures (1975), J. Gen. Microbiol., 90, 228-236.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
GlcNAc
-
 Umbelopsis vinacea

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
Ba2+ 10 mM, 61% inhibition Umbelopsis vinacea
Ca2+ 10 mM, 60% inhibition Umbelopsis vinacea
chitodextrins
-
 Umbelopsis vinacea
Cu2+ 10 mM, 47% inhibition Umbelopsis vinacea
Fe3+ 10 mM, 71% inhibition Umbelopsis vinacea
K+ 10 mM, 14% inhibition Umbelopsis vinacea
Mn2+ 10 mM, 12% inhibition Umbelopsis vinacea
additional information a pH-dependent, heat-stable inhibitor is present in the soluble cytoplasm from the mycelium Umbelopsis vinacea

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
1.8
-
 UDP-GlcNAc
-
 Umbelopsis vinacea

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
microsome
-
 Umbelopsis vinacea
-
-

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Co2+ slight stimulation Umbelopsis vinacea
Mg2+ stimulates Umbelopsis vinacea

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Umbelopsis vinacea
-
-
-

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
-
 Umbelopsis vinacea UDP + [1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]n+1
-
 ?

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
31 33
-
 Umbelopsis vinacea

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
5.8 6.2
-
 Umbelopsis vinacea