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  • 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

EC Number Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
2.4.1.16 GlcNAc no significant activation Artemia salina

Inhibitors

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

Localization

EC Number Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
2.4.1.16 microsome
-
 Artemia salina
-
-

Metals/Ions

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

Organism

EC Number Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
2.4.1.16 Artemia salina
-
-
-

Posttranslational Modification

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

Purification (Commentary)

EC Number Purification (Comment) Organism
2.4.1.16 partial Artemia salina

Source Tissue

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

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

EC Number Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
2.4.1.16 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

EC Number pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
2.4.1.16 7
-
-
 Artemia salina