id | GO:0004100   Detailed information |
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  name | chitin synthase activity |
  namespace | molecular_function |
  def | "Catalysis of the reaction: UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + ((1,4)-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl))(n) = UDP + ((1,4)-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl))(n+1)." [EC:2.4.1.16] |
  subset | gosubset_prok |
  synonym | "chitin synthetase activity" EXACT [EC:2.4.1.16] |
  synonym | "chitin-UDP acetyl-glucosaminyl transferase activity" EXACT [EC:2.4.1.16] |
  synonym | "chitin-UDP N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity" EXACT [EC:2.4.1.16] |
  synonym | "chitin-uridine diphosphate acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity" EXACT [EC:2.4.1.16] |
  synonym | "trans-N-acetylglucosaminosylase activity" EXACT [EC:2.4.1.16] |
  synonym | "UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine:chitin 4-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase activity" EXACT [EC:2.4.1.16] |
  xref | EC:2.4.1.16 |
  xref | MetaCyc:CHITIN-SYNTHASE-RXN |
  is_a | GO:0008375 ! acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity |
  DPGLEAN00028
  DPGLEAN00029
  DPGLEAN00030
  DPGLEAN05099