title: Does DG42 synthesize hyaluronan or chitin?: A controversy about oligosaccharides in vertebrate development.
authors.affiliation: Glycobiology Program, Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, 92093, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002686:Chitin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002687:Chitin Synthase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016695:Glycosyltransferases; D006801:Humans; D000076002:Hyaluronan Synthases; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014166:Transferases; D014714:Vertebrates; D029867:Xenopus Proteins
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; D002686:Chitin; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D014166:Transferases; D016695:Glycosyltransferases; D002687:Chitin Synthase; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase; C056944:HAS1 protein, Xenopus; D000076002:Hyaluronan Synthases