Hyaluronan synthase

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
39346-43-5

[ Name ]:
Hyaluronan synthase

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Hyaluronan synthase is a membrane protein that requires only Mg+2 and two sugar-UDP substrates (GlcUA-UDP and GlcNAc-UDP) to polymerize HA chains. Hyaluronan synthase catalyzes the biosynthesis of hyaluronic acid (HA)[1][2].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Metabolic Disease

[References]

[1]. Agarwal G, et al. Biosynthesis of Hyaluronic acid polymer: Dissecting the role of sub structural elements of hyaluronan synthase. Sci Rep. 2019 Aug 29;9(1):12510.  

[2]. Weigel PH. Hyaluronan Synthase: The Mechanism of Initiation at the Reducing End and a Pendulum Model for Polysaccharide Translocation to the Cell Exterior. Int J Cell Biol. 2015;2015:367579.  

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