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Literature summary for 2.4.1.16 extracted from

  • Moore, P.M.; Peberdy, J.F.
    A particulate chitin synthase from Aspergillus flavus Link: the properties, location, and levels of activity in mycelium and regenerating protoplast preparations (1976), Can. J. Microbiol., 22, 915-921.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
chitodextrin F1 5 mg/ml, 183% increase in activity Aspergillus flavus
chitodextrin F2 5 mg/ml, 170% increase in activity Aspergillus flavus
GlcNAc required Aspergillus flavus

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
2.5
-
 UDP-GlcNAc
-
 Aspergillus flavus

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
protoplast
-
 Aspergillus flavus
-
-

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Aspergillus flavus
-
-
-

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
mycelium
-
 Aspergillus flavus
-

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

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
30
-
-
 Aspergillus flavus

Temperature Range [°C]

Temperature Minimum [°C] Temperature Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
21 30 21°C: 50% of maximal activity, 30°C: optimum Aspergillus flavus

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7.5
-
 and a secondary peak at pH 6.2 Aspergillus flavus