Molecular biology of microbial chitinase

Chitinases play an important role in biological decomposition of chitin. A large number of chitinases have been isolated from microorganisms. Although every member of the enzymes is different from each other, they have some common structures, such as signal peptides, catalytic domains and chitin-bin...

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Main Authors: FENG Jun-li, ZHU Xu-fen
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Language:English
Published: Zhejiang University Press 2004-01-01
Series:浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版
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Online Access:https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/1008-9209.2004.01.0102
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description Chitinases play an important role in biological decomposition of chitin. A large number of chitinases have been isolated from microorganisms. Although every member of the enzymes is different from each other, they have some common structures, such as signal peptides, catalytic domains and chitin-binding domains. In this review, the structural characteristics of chitinase, the expression and control action mechanism as well as the prospect of utilizations of the enzymes in the future are summararized.
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spelling doaj-art-76b1d9f834154bafa5d2883845f7c2df2025-08-20T02:52:51ZengZhejiang University Press浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版1008-92092097-51552004-01-013010210810.3785/1008-9209.2004.01.010210089209Molecular biology of microbial chitinaseFENG Jun-liZHU Xu-fenChitinases play an important role in biological decomposition of chitin. A large number of chitinases have been isolated from microorganisms. Although every member of the enzymes is different from each other, they have some common structures, such as signal peptides, catalytic domains and chitin-binding domains. In this review, the structural characteristics of chitinase, the expression and control action mechanism as well as the prospect of utilizations of the enzymes in the future are summararized.https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/1008-9209.2004.01.0102chitinechitinasedomainmicrobiology
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Molecular biology of microbial chitinase
浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版
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microbiology
title Molecular biology of microbial chitinase
title_full Molecular biology of microbial chitinase
title_fullStr Molecular biology of microbial chitinase
title_full_unstemmed Molecular biology of microbial chitinase
title_short Molecular biology of microbial chitinase
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