Properties and localization of chitin synthase in Ascaris suum eggs.

Abstract:

:Investigations were carried out into the properties and localization of chitin synthase (EC 2.4.1.16) in connection with the formation of Ascaris suum egg-shells. The chitin synthase of eggs exhibited properties very similar to those found in other chitin-synthesizing organisms. It was stimulated by the presence of ATP, GlcNAc and Mg2+ with maximal activity at pH 7.0. In the phase of active chitin synthesis, during formation of the primary shell layers, chitin synthase was bound to the structures of the eggs. On completion of chitin synthesis in the eggs, the amount of the enzyme increased in the soluble fraction. Two forms of chitin synthase have been found in the eggs, namely an inactive (zymogenic) and an active form. Transformation of these two enzyme forms represents a key mechanism in the regulation of chitin synthesis in A. suum eggs.

journal_name

Parasitology

journal_title

Parasitology

authors

Dubinský P,Rybos M,Turceková L

doi

10.1017/s0031182000063575

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1986-02-01 00:00:00

pages

219-25

eissn

0031-1820

issn

1469-8161

journal_volume

92 ( Pt 1)

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