"Chitin Synthase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that converts UDP glucosamine into chitin and UDP. EC 2.4.1.16.
| Descriptor ID |
D002687
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.400.450.460.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Chitin Synthase- Chitin Synthase
- trans-N-Acetylglucosaminosylase
- trans N Acetylglucosaminosylase
- Chitin-UDP Acetylglucosaminyltransferase
- Acetylglucosaminyltransferase, Chitin-UDP
- Chitin UDP Acetylglucosaminyltransferase
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chitin Synthase" by people in Profiles.
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The Gastrointestinal Tract Is a Major Source of Echinocandin Drug Resistance in a Murine Model of Candida glabrata Colonization and Systemic Dissemination. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 12; 61(12).