"Chitin Synthase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that converts UDP glucosamine into chitin and UDP. EC 2.4.1.16.
| Descriptor ID |
D002687
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.400.450.460.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Chitin Synthase- Chitin Synthase
- trans-N-Acetylglucosaminosylase
- trans N Acetylglucosaminosylase
- Chitin-UDP Acetylglucosaminyltransferase
- Acetylglucosaminyltransferase, Chitin-UDP
- Chitin UDP Acetylglucosaminyltransferase
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chitin Synthase" by people in Profiles.
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Background selection at the chitin synthase II (chs2) locus in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis species complex. Fungal Genet Biol. 2007 May; 44(5):357-67.
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The S. cerevisiae structural gene for chitin synthase is not required for chitin synthesis in vivo. Cell. 1986 Jul 18; 46(2):213-25.