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chitosome

An intracellular membrane-bounded particle found in fungi and containing chitin synthase; it synthesizes chitin microfibrils. Chitin synthase… 
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2010
2010
A Selective Assay to Detect Chitin and Biologically Active Nano-Machineries for Chitin-Biosynthesis with Their Intrinsic Chitin-Synthase Molecules
A new assay system for chitin has been developed. It comprises the chitin-binding protein ChbB in fusion with a His-tag as well… 
1991
1991
Chitosomes and chitin synthetase in the asexual life cycle of Mucor rouxii: spores, mycelium and yeast cells.
To help understand the subcellular machinery responsible for cell wall formation in a fungus, we determined the abundance and… 
1991
1991
Unexpected destruction of chitosomal chitin synthetase by an endogenous protease during sucrose density gradient purification.
Because of their intrinsic low buoyant density, chitosomes can be separated from crude cell homogenates (1000 g or 35,000 g… 
1990
1990
An efficient preparative isopycnic flotation method for the isolation of chitosomes
SummaryChitin synthetase, a key enzyme in fungal cell wall biosynthesis, is located in chitosomes (microvesicles). To produce… 
1988
1988
Chitin synthetase activity is bound to chitosomes and to the plasma membrane in protoplasts of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
1984
1984
Chitosomes from the wall-less “slime” mutant of Neurospora crassa
Cell-free extracts from the wall-less slime mutant of Neurospora crassa and the mycelium of wild type exhibit similar chitin… 
1984
1984
Sedimentation properties of chitosomes fromMucor rouxii
SummaryThis study was undertaken to assess the distribution and localization of chitin synthetase in a fungal cell and to… 
1981
1981
Effects of amphotericin B, nystatin, and other polyene antibiotics on chitin synthase.
The effects of amphotericin B (AmB), nystatin, filipin, and pimaricin were tested chitin synthase (EC 2.4.1.16) (chitosomes from… 
1981
1981
Chitosome-like vesicles from gamma particles of Blastocladiella emersonii synthesize chitin
When gamma particles isolated from the aquatic fungus, Blastocladiella emersonii, were incubated in a supernatant derived from a… 
1978
1978
Purification and properties of an inhibitory protein of chitin synthetase from Mucor rouxii.
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