Chitin synthase from insects and its inhibitors
Author of the article:YANG Hua-En1; LIU Shou-Zhu2; LI You-Zhong1; DU Cui-Min3
Author's Workplace:1. Hedong Agriculture Bureau of Linyi, Shangdong Province, Linyi 276034, China; 2. Plant Protection College, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China; 3. Lanshan Plant Protection Station of Linyi, Linyi 276003, China
Key Words: insect; chitin synthase; chitin synthesis; inhibitor
Abstract:Chitin synthase is the key enzyme in the synthesis of chitin, which has three domains: domain A, domain B and domain C; domain B is the catalytic center. Based on relative sequence differences, chitin synthases have been grouped into two classes, class CS