Chitin synthase I and chitin synthase II are not required for chitin synthesis in vivo in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

doi:10.1073/pnas.87.19.7424

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Chitin synthase I and chitin synthase II are not required for chitin synthesis in vivo in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 1 Oct 1990

Bulawa C E, Osmond B C

Abstract excerpt

In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the polysaccharide chitin forms the primary division septum between mother cell and bud. Two related enzymes, chitin synthase I and chitin synthase II (UDP-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose:chitin 4-beta-acetamidodeoxyglucosyltransferase, EC 2.4.1.16), have been identified...

Topics

Blotting, Southern
Chitin
Chitin Synthase
DNA, Fungal
Genes, Fungal
Isoenzymes
Kinetics
Mutation
Restriction Mapping
Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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