WormBase Tree Display for GO_term: GO:0004100

GO:0004100 Name: chitin synthase activity
  Definition: 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).
  Synonym: Related: chitin synthetase activity
      chitin-UDP acetyl-glucosaminyl transferase activity
      chitin-UDP N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity
      chitin-uridine diphosphate acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity
      trans-N-acetylglucosaminosylase activity
      UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine:chitin 4-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase activity
  Status: Valid
  Type: Molecular_function
  Parent: Instance_of: GO:0008375
  Attributes_of: Motif: INTERPRO:IPR004834
      INTERPRO:IPR004835
      INTERPRO:IPR013616
    Index: Ancestor: GO:0003674
        GO:0003824
        GO:0016757
        GO:0016740
        GO:0016758
        GO:0008375
        GO:0008194
    GO_annotation (36)
  Version: Gene Ontology releases/2023-11-15