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Literature summary extracted from

  • Manocha, M.S.; Begum, A.
    Properties of chitin synthase from mucoraceous hosts of a mycoparasite (1985), Can. J. Microbiol., 31, 6-12.
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Activating Compound

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

Inhibitors

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

Localization

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

Metals/Ions

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

Organism

EC Number Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
2.4.1.16 Choanephora cucurbitarum
-
-
-
2.4.1.16 Phascolomyces articulosus
-
-
-

Posttranslational Modification

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

Source Tissue

EC Number Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
2.4.1.16 hypha
-
 Choanephora cucurbitarum
-
2.4.1.16 hypha
-
 Phascolomyces articulosus
-

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
-
 Choanephora cucurbitarum UDP + [1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]n+1 chitin ?
2.4.1.16 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]

EC Number Temperature Stability Minimum [°C] Temperature Stability Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
2.4.1.16 4
-
 rapid decrease in activity within 5 h Choanephora cucurbitarum
2.4.1.16 4
-
 gradual decrease in activity with time Phascolomyces articulosus

pH Optimum

EC Number pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
2.4.1.16 6.2
-
-
 Choanephora cucurbitarum

Ki Value [mM]

EC Number Ki Value [mM] Ki Value maximum [mM] Inhibitor Comment Organism Structure
2.4.1.16 1.7
-
 Polyoxin D
-
 Choanephora cucurbitarum
2.4.1.16 2.5
-
 Polyoxin D
-
 Phascolomyces articulosus