Elucidating the biosynthesis of chitin filaments and their configuration with specific proteins and electron microscopy

Macromolecular Bioscience

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-47

  Siemieniewicz, Krzysztof W ^a   Kajla, Mayur K ^a   Schrempf, Hildgund ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biopolymers; Chitin; Chitin binding protein; Chitin synthase; Electron microscopy; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

CHITIN BINDING PROTEINS; CHITIN FILAMENTS; CHITIN SYNTHASE; CHITOSOMES;

BIOPOLYMERS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; YEAST;

CHITIN;

BINDING PROTEIN; CHITIN; CHITIN BINDING PROTEIN 1; CHITIN SYNTHASE; CHITINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; STREPTOMYCES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHITIN; CHITIN SYNTHASE; GENE DELETION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, MOLECULAR; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; STREPTOMYCES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 33846699574     PISSN: 16165187     EISSN: 16165195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mabi.200600180     Document Type: Article

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