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Synthesis of fluorescently labeled UDP-GlcNAc analogues and their evaluation as chitin synthase substrates
Yeager, Adam R.,Finney, Nathaniel S.
, p. 1269 - 1275 (2007/10/03)
(Chemical Equation Presented) Chitin synthase (CS) polymerizes UDP-GlcNAc to form chitin (poly-β(1,4)-GlcNAc), a key component of fungal cell wall biosynthesis. Little is known about the substrate specificity of chitin synthase or the scope of substrate m
