Literature summary for 2.4.1.16 extracted from

Mayer, R.T.; Chen, A.C.; DeLoach, J.R.
Characterization of a chitin synthase from the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (1980), Insect Biochem., 10, 549-556.

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Activating Compound

Activating Compound	Comment	Organism	Structure
ATP	slight stimulation	Stomoxys calcitrans
glucose	slight stimulation	Stomoxys calcitrans

Inhibitors

Inhibitors	Comment	Organism	Structure
glycerol	-	Stomoxys calcitrans
additional information	no inhibition by diflubenzuron	Stomoxys calcitrans
N,N'-diacetylchitobiose	-	Stomoxys calcitrans
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine	-	Stomoxys calcitrans
Polyoxin D	1 mM	Stomoxys calcitrans
UDP	-	Stomoxys calcitrans
UTP	-	Stomoxys calcitrans

Organism

Organism	UniProt	Comment	Textmining
Stomoxys calcitrans	-	-	-

Posttranslational Modification

Posttranslational Modification	Comment	Organism
proteolytic modification	enzyme probably exists as zymogen	Stomoxys calcitrans

Source Tissue

Source Tissue	Comment	Organism	Textmining
pupa	-	Stomoxys calcitrans	-

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates	Comment Substrates	Organism	Products	Comment (Products)	Rev.	Reac.
UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + [1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]n	-	Stomoxys calcitrans	UDP + [1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]n+1	chitin	?

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum	pH Optimum Maximum	Comment	Organism
6.5	-	-	Stomoxys calcitrans

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