chitin synthase activity (Q22321781)
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).
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aliases GO:0004100
 trans-N-acetylglucosaminosylase activity
 UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine:chitin 4-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase activity
 chitin-UDP N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity
 chitin-uridine diphosphate acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity
 chitin synthetase activity
 chitin-UDP acetyl-glucosaminyl transferase activity
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).

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(P686) GO:0004100
(P2892) C1152085