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Literature summary for 2.4.1.16 extracted from

  • Horst, M.N.
    The biosynthesis of crustacean chitin by a microsomal enzyme from larval brine shrimp (1981), J. Biol. Chem., 256, 1412-1419.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
GlcNAc no significant activation Artemia salina

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
Diflubenzuron
-
 Artemia salina
Polyoxin D no inhibition Artemia salina
UDP
-
 Artemia salina

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
microsome
-
 Artemia salina
-
-

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Mg2+ required Artemia salina
Mg2+ stimulates Artemia salina
Mn2+ slight stimulation Artemia salina

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Artemia salina
-
-
-

Posttranslational Modification

Posttranslational Modification Comment Organism
proteolytic modification no significant activation by trypsin treatment Artemia salina

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
partial Artemia salina

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
larva maximally active after 72 h of larval growth Artemia salina
-

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

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7
-
-
 Artemia salina