GO TERM SUMMARY
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Name: |
chitin synthase activity |
Acc: |
GO:0004100 |
Aspect: |
Molecular Function |
Desc: |
Catalysis of the reaction: UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + ((1,4)-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl))(n) = UDP + ((1,4)-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl))(n+1). |
Synonyms:
- UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine:chitin 4-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase activity
- chitin-uridine diphosphate acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity
- trans-N-acetylglucosaminosylase activity
- chitin synthetase activity
- chitin-UDP N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity
- chitin-UDP acetyl-glucosaminyl transferase activity
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH
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