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Literature summary for 2.4.1.16 extracted from

  • Faehnrich, M.; Ahlers, J.
    Improved assay and mechanism of the reaction catalyzed by the chitin synthase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1981), Eur. J. Biochem., 121, 113-118.
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KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.8
-
UDP-GlcNAc
-
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
2.3
-
chitobiose
-
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
2.6
-
UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine reaction with chitobiose Saccharomyces cerevisiae
3.1
-
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine reaction with UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
-
-
-

Reaction

Reaction Comment Organism Reaction ID
UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine + [(1->4)-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl]n = UDP + [(1->4)-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl]n+1 mechanism Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
chitobiose + N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
-
Saccharomyces cerevisiae UDP + 1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)x
-
?
UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
-
Saccharomyces cerevisiae UDP + 1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)2
-
?
UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + [1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]n
-
Saccharomyces cerevisiae UDP + [1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]n+1
-
?