ENTRY       EC 2.4.1.16
NAME        Chitin synthase
            Chitin-UDP N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
CLASS       Transferases
            Glycosyltransferases
            Hexosyltransferases
SYSNAME     UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine:chitin 4-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyl-
            transferase
REACTION    UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + [1,4-(N-Acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]n =
            UDP + [1,4-(N-Acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]n+1
SUBSTRATE   UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
            [1,4-(N-Acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]n
PRODUCT     UDP
            [1,4-(N-Acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl)]n+1
            Chitin
COMMENT     Converts UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine into chitin and UDP
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00530  Aminosugars metabolism
GENES       SCE: YBR023C(CHS3) YBR038W(CHS2) YNL192W(CHS1)
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 2.4.1.16
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 2.4.1.16
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