chitin synthase activity

id: GO:0004100
name: chitin synthase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: 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).

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0008375acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity