"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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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chitin Synthase" by people in Profiles.
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Pag?n-Mercado G, Santiago-Cartagena E, Akamine P, Rodr?guez-Medina JR. Functional and genetic interactions of TOR in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae with myosin type II-deficiency (myo1?). BMC Cell Biol. 2012 May 30; 13:13.
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Cole GT, Hung CY. The parasitic cell wall of Coccidioides immitis. Med Mycol. 2001; 39 Suppl 1:31-40.
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Cruz JA, Garcia R, Rodriguez-Orengo JF, Rodriguez-Medina JR. Increased chitin synthesis in response to type II myosin deficiency in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol Res Commun. 2000 Jan; 3(1):20-5.
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Das S, Gillin FD. Chitin synthase in encysting Entamoeba invadens. Biochem J. 1991 Dec 15; 280 ( Pt 3):641-7.