Chitin Synthase

"Chitin Synthase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An enzyme that converts UDP glucosamine into chitin and UDP. EC 2.4.1.16.

Descriptor ID	D002687
MeSH Number(s)	D08.811.913.400.450.460.200
Concept/Terms	Chitin Synthase Chitin Synthase trans-N-Acetylglucosaminosylase trans N Acetylglucosaminosylase Chitin-UDP Acetylglucosaminyltransferase Acetylglucosaminyltransferase, Chitin-UDP Chitin UDP Acetylglucosaminyltransferase Chitin Synthetase 2 Chitin Synthetase 2 Chitin Synthase 1 Chitin Synthase 1

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08]
Enzymes [D08.811]
Transferases [D08.811.913]
Glycosyltransferases [D08.811.913.400]
Hexosyltransferases [D08.811.913.400.450]
Glucosyltransferases [D08.811.913.400.450.460]
Chitin Synthase [D08.811.913.400.450.460.200]

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