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Chitin Synthase

Known as: trans N Acetylglucosaminosylase, Chitin UDP Acetylglucosaminyltransferase, Chitin Synthase [Chemical/Ingredient] 
An enzyme that converts UDP glucosamine into chitin and UDP. EC 2.4.1.16.
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2008
2008
Characterization of chitinase secreted by Bacillus cereus strain CH2 and evaluation of its efficacy against Verticillium wilt of eggplant
A chitinase-secreting strain CH2 was one of 353 strains isolated from rhizosphere of eggplant. Based on 16S rDNA sequence… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
A vaccine against coccidioidomycosis is justified and attainable.
Coccidioides is a fungal pathogen of humans which can cause a life-threatening respiratory disease in immunocompetent individuals… 
2003
2003
High-performance liquid chromatographic enantioseparation using chitin carbamate derivatives as chiral stationary phases.
2002
2002
Repression of chsB expression reveals the functional importance of class IV chitin synthase gene chsD in hyphal growth and conidiation of Aspergillus nidulans.
The functions of two previously identified chitin synthase genes in Aspergillus nidulans, chsB and chsD, were analysed. First, a… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Walking into the unknown: a 'step down' PCR-based technique leading to the direct sequence analysis of flanking genomic DNA.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The yeast Chs4 protein stimulates the trypsin-sensitive activity of chitin synthase 3 through an apparent protein-protein interaction.
Inducible overexpression of the CHS4 gene under the control of the GAL1 promoter increased Chs3p (chitin synthase 3) activity in… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Chitin synthases in yeast and fungi.
The polysaccharide chitin is an important structural component of the cell walls of many fungi. Chitin synthesis is directly… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Characterization of CHS4 (CAL2), a Gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Involved in Chitin Biosynthesis and Allelic to SKT5 and CSD4
We have cloned CHS4, a gene that complements the resistance to Calcofluor of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cal2 mutant. We show… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Nucleotide sequence variation of chitin synthase genes among ectomycorrhizal fungi and its potential use in taxonomy
DNA sequences of single-copy genes coding for chitin synthases (UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine:chitin 4-beta-N… 
1983
1983
The biosynthesis of crustacean chitin. Isolation and characterization of polyprenol-linked intermediates from brine shrimp microsomes.
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