Biochemistry of chitin synthase

• Published in: EXS (Basel) Vol. 87; p. 9
• Main Authors: Merz, R A, Horsch, M, Nyhlén, L E, Rast, D M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 1999
• Subjects: Animals; Biotechnology; Carbohydrate Sequence; Chitin - biosynthesis; Chitin - chemistry; Chitin Synthase - chemistry; Chitin Synthase - metabolism; Humans; Molecular Sequence Data

This article compiles the papers dealing with the biochemistry of chitin synthase (CS) published during the last decade, provides up-to-date information on the state of knowledge and understanding of chitin synthesis in vitro, and points out some firmly entrenched ideas and tenets of CS biochemistry...