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Category:GO:0004100 ! chitin synthase activity
name: chitin synthase activity
namespace: molecular_function
def: "Catalysis of the reaction: UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + [->4)-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl-(1-](n) = UDP + [->4)-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl-(1-](n+1)." [EC:2.4.1.16]
synonym: "chitin synthetase activity" RELATED [EC:2.4.1.16]
synonym: "chitin-UDP acetyl-glucosaminyl transferase activity" RELATED [EC:2.4.1.16]
synonym: "chitin-UDP N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity" RELATED [EC:2.4.1.16]
synonym: "chitin-uridine diphosphate acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity" RELATED [EC:2.4.1.16]
synonym: "trans-N-acetylglucosaminosylase activity" RELATED [EC:2.4.1.16]
synonym: "UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine:chitin 4-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase activity" RELATED [EC:2.4.1.16]
xref: EC:2.4.1.16
xref: MetaCyc:CHITIN-SYNTHASE-RXN
xref: RHEA:16637
is_a: GO:0008375 ! acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity
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<GOterm>GO:0004100</GOterm>
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