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Swiontek Brzezinska M, Kalwasińska A, Świątczak J, Żero K, Jankiewicz U. Exploring the properties of chitinolytic Bacillus isolates for the pathogens biological control. Microb Pathog 2020; 148:104462. [PMID: 32835774 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Plant fungal diseases generate serious losses in the agriculture. The bacteria producing biologically active substances that inhibit the growth of fungal pathogens can be an alternative to the chemicals. The chitinolytic bacteria were isolated from the rhizosphere of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and their physiological properties which may be useful in the promotion of plant growth have been investigated. Their chitinases and antifungal activity were studied. The isolates were also tested for indirect growth-promoting traits such as ammonia production, siderophore production, hydrogen cyanide production, and salicylic acid production. Two chitinolytic strains B3 and B5 were identified as Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus sp., respectively. They produced active chitinases on a medium containing shrimp shell powder. The purified chitinases having the molecular weight of 35-45 kDa inhibited the growth of important plant pathogens such as Alternaria alternata, and Fusarium oxysporum. Additionally, the isolates showed the ability to produce a broad range of biological substances promoting the growth of plants.
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- Maria Swiontek Brzezinska
- Department of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Torun, Poland.
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Torun, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Torun, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Torun, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, Warsaw, 02-776, Poland
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Yang J, Zhang KQ. Chitin Synthesis and Degradation in Fungi: Biology and Enzymes. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1142:153-167. [PMID: 31102246 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-7318-3_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Chitin is one of the most important carbohydrates of the fungal cell wall, and is synthesized by chitin synthases. Chitin can be degraded by chitinases, which are important virulence factors in pathogenic fungi. Knowledge about the biosynthesis and degradation of chitin, and the enzymes responsible, has accumulated in recent years. In this review, we analyze the amino acid sequences of chitin synthases from several typical fungi. These enzymes can be divided into seven groups. While the different chitin synthases from a single fungus share a low degree of similarity, the same type of chitin synthase from different fungi shows high similarity. The number of chitinase genes in fungi display wide variation, from a single gene in Schizosaccharomyces pombe, to 36 genes in Trichoderma virens. Chitinases from different fungi can be divided into four groups. The functions of chitin synthases and chitinases in several typical fungi are summarized, and the crystal structures of chitinases and chitinase modification are also discussed.
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- Jinkui Yang
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, and Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, 650091, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, and Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, Yunnan University, 650091, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
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Ilangumaran G, Stratton G, Ravichandran S, Shukla PS, Potin P, Asiedu S, Prithiviraj B. Microbial Degradation of Lobster Shells to Extract Chitin Derivatives for Plant Disease Management. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:781. [PMID: 28529501 PMCID: PMC5418339 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Biodegradation of lobster shells by chitinolytic microorganisms are an environment safe approach to utilize lobster processing wastes for chitin derivation. In this study, we report degradation activities of two microbes, "S223" and "S224" isolated from soil samples that had the highest rate of deproteinization, demineralization and chitinolysis among ten microorganisms screened. Isolates S223 and S224 had 27.3 and 103.8 protease units mg-1 protein and 12.3 and 11.2 μg ml-1 of calcium in their samples, respectively, after 1 week of incubation with raw lobster shells. Further, S223 contained 23.8 μg ml-1 of N-Acetylglucosamine on day 3, while S224 had 27.3 μg ml-1 on day 7 of incubation with chitin. Morphological observations and 16S rDNA sequencing suggested both the isolates were Streptomyces. The culture conditions were optimized for efficient degradation of lobster shells and chitinase (∼30 kDa) was purified from crude extract by affinity chromatography. The digested lobster shell extracts induced disease resistance in Arabidopsis by induction of defense related genes (PR1 > 500-fold, PDF1.2 > 40-fold) upon Pseudomonas syringae and Botrytis cinerea infection. The study suggests that soil microbes aid in sustainable bioconversion of lobster shells and extraction of chitin derivatives that could be applied in plant protection.
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- Gayathri Ilangumaran
- Marine Bio-products Research Laboratory, Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, TruroNS, Canada
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- Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, TruroNS, Canada
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- Marine Bio-products Research Laboratory, Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, TruroNS, Canada
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- Marine Bio-products Research Laboratory, Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, TruroNS, Canada
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- Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, TruroNS, Canada
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- Marine Bio-products Research Laboratory, Department of Plant, Food and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, TruroNS, Canada
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Characterization of extracellular chitinase from Chitinibacter sp. GC72 and its application in GlcNAc production from crayfish shell enzymatic degradation. Biochem Eng J 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2015.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Characterization of the starvation-induced chitinase CfcA and α-1,3-glucanase AgnB of Aspergillus niger. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 99:2209-23. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6062-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Revised: 08/25/2014] [Accepted: 08/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Characterization of a Chitosanase fromAspergillus fumigatusATCC13073. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 76:1523-8. [DOI: 10.1271/bbb.120248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Swiontek Brzezinska M, Jankiewicz U, Burkowska A. Purification and characterization of Streptomyces albidoflavus antifungal components. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2013. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683813050025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Swiontek Brzezinska M, Jankiewicz U, Lisiecki K. Optimization of cultural conditions for the production of antifungal chitinase by Streptomyces sporovirgulis. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2013. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683813020014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Brzezinska MS, Jankiewicz U. Production of antifungal chitinase by Aspergillus niger LOCK 62 and its potential role in the biological control. Curr Microbiol 2012; 65:666-72. [PMID: 22922773 PMCID: PMC3477585 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-012-0208-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2012] [Accepted: 07/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Aspergillus niger LOCK 62 produces an antifungal chitinase. Different sources of chitin in the medium were used to test the production of the chitinase. Chitinase production was most effective when colloidal chitin and shrimp shell were used as substrates. The optimum incubation period for chitinase production by Aspergillus niger LOCK 62 was 6 days. The chitinase was purified from the culture medium by fractionation with ammonium sulfate and affinity chromatography. The molecular mass of the purified enzyme was 43 kDa. The highest activity was obtained at 40 °C for both crude and purified enzymes. The crude chitinase activity was stable during 180 min incubation at 40 °C, but purified chitinase lost about 25 % of its activity under these conditions. Optimal pH for chitinase activity was pH 6-6.5. The activity of crude and purified enzyme was stabilized by Mg(2+) and Ca(2+) ions, but inhibited by Hg(2+) and Pb(2+) ions. Chitinase isolated from Aspergillus niger LOCK 62 inhibited the growth of the fungal phytopathogens: Fusarium culmorum, Fusarium solani and Rhizoctonia solani. The growth of Botrytis cinerea, Alternaria alternata, and Fusarium oxysporum was not affected.
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- Maria Swiontek Brzezinska
- Department of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Gagarina 9, Toruń, Poland.
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Silva BDS, Ulhoa CJ, Batista KA, Yamashita F, Fernandes KF. Potential fungal inhibition by immobilized hydrolytic enzymes from Trichoderma asperellum. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:8148-8154. [PMID: 21726085 DOI: 10.1021/jf2009815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The use of cell wall degrading enzymes from Trichoderma asperellum immobilized on biodegradable support is an alternative for food packaging. In this study, hydrolytic enzymes produced by T. asperellum were tested as a fungal growth inhibitor, in free form or immobilized on a biodegradable film composed of cassava starch and poly(butylene adipate-co-terephtalate) (PBAT). The inhibitory activity was tested against Aspergillus niger , Penicillium sp., and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum , microorganisms that frequently degrade food packaging. The use of chitin as carbon source in liquid medium induced T. asperellun to produce N-acetylglucosaminidase, β-1,3-glucanase, chitinase, and protease. The presence of T. asperellun cell wall degradating enzymes (T-CWD) immobilized by adsorption or covalent attachment resulted in effective inhibition of fungal growth. The enzymatic activity of T-CWD was stronger on S. sclerotiorum than on the Aspergillus or Penicillum isolates tested. These results suggest that T-CWD can be used in a free or immobilized form to suppress fungi that degrade food packaging.
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- Bárbara Dumas S Silva
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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Kamerewerd J, Zadra I, Kürnsteiner H, Kück U. PcchiB1, encoding a class V chitinase, is affected by PcVelA and PcLaeA, and is responsible for cell wall integrity in Penicillium chrysogenum. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2011; 157:3036-3048. [PMID: 21816879 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.051896-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Penicillin production in Penicillium chrysogenum is controlled by PcVelA and PcLaeA, two components of the regulatory velvet-like complex. Comparative microarray analysis with mutants lacking PcVelA or PcLaeA revealed a set of 62 common genes affected by the loss of both components. A downregulated gene in both knockout strains is PcchiB1, potentially encoding a class V chitinase. Under nutrient-depleted conditions, transcript levels of PcchiB1 are strongly upregulated, and the gene product contributes to more than 50 % of extracellular chitinase activity. Functional characterization by generating PcchiB1-disruption strains revealed that PcChiB1 is responsible for cell wall integrity and pellet formation in P. chrysogenum. Further, fluorescence microscopy with a DsRed-labelled chitinase suggests a cell wall association of the protein. An unexpected phenotype occurred when knockout strains were grown on media containing N-acetylglucosamine as the sole C and N source, where, in contrast to the recipient, a penicillin producer strain, the mutants and an ancestral strain show distinct mycelial growth. We discuss the relevance of this class V chitinase for morphology in an industrially important fungus.
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- Jens Kamerewerd
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for 'Fungal Biotechnology', Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine und Molekulare Botanik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Anti Infectives Microbiology, Sandoz GmbH, Biochemiestraße 10, 6250 Kundl, Austria
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- Anti Infectives Microbiology, Sandoz GmbH, Biochemiestraße 10, 6250 Kundl, Austria
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for 'Fungal Biotechnology', Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine und Molekulare Botanik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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Purification and characterization of extracellular chitinase from a novel strain Aspergillus fumigatus CS-01. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s11771-009-0092-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lü Y, Yang H, Hu H, Wang Y, Rao Z, Jin C. Mutation of Trp137 to glutamate completely removes transglycosyl activity associated with the Aspergillus fumigatus AfChiB1. Glycoconj J 2008; 26:525-34. [PMID: 18975073 DOI: 10.1007/s10719-008-9203-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2008] [Revised: 10/06/2008] [Accepted: 10/07/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Family 18 chitinases hydrolyze chitin through a substrate-assisted catalytic mechanism and are to a variable extent able to catalyze transglycosylation reactions. Previously Aspergillus fumigatus AfChiB1 was found to be able to catalyze transglycosylation reactions. Structural analysis reveals that AfChiB1 consists of an eight-stranded beta/alpha-barrel. Like other members of the family 18 hydrolases, AfChiB1 has conserved substrate binding site and catalytic acid, while a suitable nucleophile is missing. In this study, Trp137, Asp246, and Met243, which are close to the glycosidic cleavage site, were mutated to glutamate individually. As a result, the W137E remained its hydrolytic activity and was completely devoid of transglycosyl activity, while the D246E reduced its chitinolytic activity and increased its transglycosyl activity. And the M243E showed a remarkable reduction of chitinolytic activity and complete loss of transglycosyl activity. These results suggested that the transglycosyl reaction catalyzed by the AfChiB1 is due to lacking of nucleophile.
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- Yang Lü
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Thornton CR. Tracking fungi in soil with monoclonal antibodies. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY 2008. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1007/s10658-007-9228-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Jami Al A K, Tabatabaei M, Fathi Naja M, Shahverdi A, Faramarzi M, Zarrini G, Behravan J. Optimization of Medium and Cultivation Conditions for Chitinase Production by the Newly Isolated: Aeromonas sp. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2008.266.272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Lopes MA, Gomes DS, Bello Koblitz MG, Pirovani CP, Cézar de Mattos Cascardo J, Góes-Neto A, Micheli F. Use of response surface methodology to examine chitinase regulation in the basidiomycete Moniliophthora perniciosa. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 112:399-406. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mycres.2007.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2007] [Revised: 09/11/2007] [Accepted: 10/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pusztahelyi T, Molnár Z, Emri T, Klement E, Miskei M, Kerékgyárto J, Balla J, Pócsi I. Comparative studies of differential expression of chitinolytic enzymes encoded by chiA, chiB, chiC and nagA genes in Aspergillus nidulans. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2007; 51:547-54. [PMID: 17455791 DOI: 10.1007/bf02931619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine, chito-oligomers and carbon starvation regulated chiA, chiB, and nagA gene expressions in Aspergillus nidulans cultures. The gene expression patterns of the main extracellular endochitinase ChiB and the N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase NagA were similar, and the ChiB-NagA enzyme system may play a morphological and/or nutritional role during autolysis. Alterations in the levels of reactive oxygen species or in the glutathione-glutathione disulfide redox balance, characteristic physiological changes developing in ageing and autolyzing fungal cultures, did not affect the regulation of either the growth-related chiA or the autolysis-coupled chiB genes although both of them were down-regulated under diamide stress. The transcription of the chiC gene with unknown physiological function was repressed by increased intracellular superoxide concentration.
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- T Pusztahelyi
- Department of Microbial Biotechnology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
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Rattanakit N, Yano S, Plikomol A, Wakayama M, Tachiki T. Purification of Aspergillus sp. S1-13 chitinases and their role in saccharification of chitin in mash of solid-state culture with shellfish waste. J Biosci Bioeng 2007; 103:535-41. [PMID: 17630125 DOI: 10.1263/jbb.103.535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2006] [Accepted: 03/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In a suspension of solid-state culture of Aspergillus sp. S1-13 containing a lactic acid-treated crab shell as the substrate, the saccharification of chitin in the shell proceeded to form N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc): the culture was the source of chitin and chitinases. The analysis of chitinases in the water-extract of the solid-state culture indicated occurrence of an exochitinase (Exo, MW 73 kDa) and two endochitinases. The amounts of the endochitinases suggested that one of them (Endo-1, MW 45 kDa) might be the main species in the chitin-saccharification. The amount of GlcNAc released from the LA-treated crab shell by the combined action of isolated Exo and Endo-1 was very small, predicting participation in the saccharification of other enzyme species, which might be hardly extracted with water from the solid-state culture. The re-extraction of the solid-state culture using 2 M KCl, which was extracted with water beforehand, demonstrated another endochitinase (Endo-2, MW 51 kDa). Endo-2 isolated from the salt-extract can adsorb to chitin, and can hydrolyze the chitin in the adsorbed state. The roles of these chitinases in the chitin-saccharification based on their properties and combined action were discussed.
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- Nopakarn Rattanakit
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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Yamazaki H, Yamazaki D, Takaya N, Takagi M, Ohta A, Horiuchi H. A chitinase gene, chiB, involved in the autolytic process of Aspergillus nidulans. Curr Genet 2006; 51:89-98. [PMID: 17119968 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-006-0109-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2006] [Revised: 10/23/2006] [Accepted: 11/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chitinases are thought to be involved in the morphogenesis and autolysis of filamentous fungi. We cloned a gene (chiB) encoding a class V chitinase from Aspergillus nidulans. ChiB expressed in Escherichia coli had chitin-hydrolyzing activity, indicating that chiB encoded a chitinase. Deletion of chiB affected neither germination efficiency nor hyphal growth rate, but considerably reduced the intracellular and extracellular chitinase activities. The decrease in hyphal dry weight during autolytic phase was slower in the mutant than in the wild-type strain. Western blot analysis indicated that the quantity of ChiB significantly increased when the wild-type mycelia were starved for carbon sources, a condition that induced hyphal autolysis. These results suggest that chiB plays an important role in the autolytic process in A. nidulans.
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- Harutake Yamazaki
- Department of Biotechnology, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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Chitin is the second most abundant organic and renewable source in nature, after cellulose. Chitinases are chitin-degrading enzymes. Chitinases have important biophysiological functions and immense potential applications. In recent years, researches on fungal chitinases have made fast progress, especially in molecular levels. Therefore, the present review will focus on recent advances of fungal chitinases, containing their nomenclature and assays, purification and characterization, molecular cloning and expression, family and structure, regulation, and function and application.
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- Li Duo-Chuan
- Department of Plant Pathology, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, China.
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Pereira JL, Franco OL, Noronha EF. Production and Biochemical Characterization of Insecticidal Enzymes from Aspergillus fumigatus Toward Callosobruchus maculatus. Curr Microbiol 2006; 52:430-4. [PMID: 16732450 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-005-0192-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2005] [Accepted: 02/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In the present work, Aspergillus fumigatus is described as a higher producer of hydrolytic enzymes secreted in response to the presence of the Callosobruchus maculatus bruchid pest. This fungus was able to grow over cowpea weevil shells as a unique carbon source, secreting alkaline proteolytic and chitinolytic enzymes. Enzyme secretion in A. fumigatus was induced by both C. maculatus exoskeleton as well as commercial chitin, and alkaline proteolytic and chitinolytic activities were detected after 48 hours of growth. Furthermore, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) analysis showed the production of specific proteins. Among them, two extracellular alkaline proteinases from culture enriched with C. maculatus exoskeleton were purified after chromatographic procedures using ion exchange and affinity columns. These proteins, named AP15 and AP30, had apparent molecular masses of 15,500 and 30,000 Da, respectively, as estimated by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. AP30 was classified as a serine proteinase because it was inhibited by 5 mM: phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (100%) and 50 microM leupeptin (67.94%).
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- Jackeline L Pereira
- Centro de Análises Proteômicas e Bioquímicas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Genômicas e Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Campus II, 70790-160, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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Rao FV, Houston DR, Boot RG, Aerts JMFG, Hodkinson M, Adams DJ, Shiomi K, Omura S, van Aalten DMF. Specificity and affinity of natural product cyclopentapeptide inhibitors against A. fumigatus, human, and bacterial chitinases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 12:65-76. [PMID: 15664516 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2004.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2004] [Revised: 10/07/2004] [Accepted: 10/14/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Family 18 chitinases play key roles in organisms ranging from bacteria to man. There is a need for specific, potent inhibitors to probe the function of these chitinases in different organisms. Such molecules could also provide leads for the development of chemotherapeuticals with fungicidal, insecticidal, or anti-inflammatory potential. Recently, two natural product peptides, argifin and argadin, have been characterized, which structurally mimic chitinase-chitooligosaccharide interactions and inhibit a bacterial chitinase in the nM-mM range. Here, we show that these inhibitors also act on human and Aspergillus fumigatus chitinases. The structures of these enzymes in complex with argifin and argadin, together with mutagenesis, fluorescence, and enzymology, reveal that subtle changes in the binding site dramatically affect affinity and selectivity. The data show that it may be possible to develop specific chitinase inhibitors based on the argifin/argadin scaffolds.
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- Francesco V Rao
- Division of Biological Chemistry & Molecular Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland
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Souza RF, Soares RMA, Nascimento RP, Coelho RRR, Gomes RC. Effect of different carbon sources on endochitinase production by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Curr Microbiol 2005; 51:16-21. [PMID: 15971091 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-005-4506-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2004] [Accepted: 12/31/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The present work analyzes the production of endochitinase by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, a phytopathogenic fungus, using six different carbon sources and two pH values. For quantitative assay of endochitinase activity in solution, the synthetic substrate 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-N,N',N"-triacetylchitotrioside was used. The major productions were obtained at pH 7.0 and 9.0, when colloidal chitin and glucose were used, whereas xylose and lactose were not good carbon sources. When testing different concentrations of colloidal chitin, glucose and glucosamine, colloidal chitin 0.5% was the best substrate, giving values of 2.4 U at the fifth day. When using glucose, best production occurred at 0.3% concentration, after 5 days growth, with values of 1.31 U. Endochitinase production was markedly decreased in high levels of glucose and in all glucosamine concentrations tested. SDS-PAGE co-polymerized with glycol-chitin analysis showed three major activity bands of 200, 100, and 95 kDa, when incubated at 50 degrees C.
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- R F Souza
- Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes (IMPPG), CCS, Bloco I,Universidade Federal do Rio Janeiro (UFRJ), Ilha do Fundão, 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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da Silva MV, Santi L, Staats CC, da Costa AM, Colodel EM, Driemeier D, Vainstein MH, Schrank A. Cuticle-induced endo/exoacting chitinase CHIT30 from Metarhizium anisopliae is encoded by an ortholog of the chi3 gene. Res Microbiol 2005; 156:382-92. [PMID: 15808943 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2004.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2004] [Revised: 10/20/2004] [Accepted: 10/25/2004] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The characterization of chitinase genes and enzymes is an important step toward global understanding of the chitinolytic system in entomopathogenic fungi. Chitinase CHIT30 from Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae (strain E6) has both endo- and exochitinase activities and is a potential determinant of pathogenicity. Serum anti-CHIT30 specifically detected this chitinase amongst five isoenzymes shown in glycol-chitin activity gels. Chitinase CHIT30 secretion is upregulated by chitin, tick cuticle and low concentrations of N-acetylglucosamine (0.25%) and is downregulated by both high N-acetylglucosamine (1%) and glucose (1%) concentrations. Chitinase CHIT30 was produced at tick cuticle during fungal infection. The chi3 gene was assigned to code chitinase CHIT30 in M. anisopliae var. anisopliae.
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- Márcia Vanusa da Silva
- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Campus do Vale, P.O. Box 15005, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Jaques AK, Fukamizo T, Hall D, Barton RC, Escott GM, Parkinson T, Hitchcock CA, Adams DJ. Disruption of the gene encoding the ChiB1 chitinase of Aspergillus fumigatus and characterization of a recombinant gene product. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2003; 149:2931-2939. [PMID: 14523125 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.26476-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The gene encoding a major, inducible 45 kDa chitinase of Aspergillus fumigatus was cloned and analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence identified a chitinase of the fungal/bacterial class which was designated ChiB1. Recombinant ChiB1, expressed in Pichia pastoris, was shown to function by a retaining mechanism of action. That is, the beta-conformation of the chitin substrate linkage was preserved in the product in a manner typical of family 18 chitinases. Cleavage patterns with the N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) oligosaccharide substrates GlcNAc(4), GlcNAc(5) and GlcNAc(6) indicated that the predominant reaction involved hydrolysis of GlcNAc(2) from the non-reducing end of each substrate. Products of transglycosylation were also identified in each incubation. Following disruption of chiB1 by gene replacement, growth and morphology of disruptants and of the wild-type strain were essentially identical. However, during the autolytic phase of batch cultures the level of chitinase activity in culture filtrate from a disruptant was much lower than the activity from the wild-type. The search for chitinases with morphogenetic roles in filamentous fungi should perhaps focus on chitinases of the fungal/plant class although such an investigation will be complicated by the identification of at least 11 putative active site domains for family 18 chitinases in the A. fumigatus TIGR database (http://www.tigr.org/).
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- Alex K Jaques
- Division of Microbiology, School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Laboratory of Enzyme System Science, Department of Food and Nutrition, Kinki University, 3327-204 Nakamachi, Nara 631-8505, Japan
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- Division of Microbiology, School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Division of Microbiology, School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Division of Microbiology, School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Discovery Biology, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Sandwich Laboratories, Kent CT13 9NJ, UK
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- Department of Discovery Biology, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Sandwich Laboratories, Kent CT13 9NJ, UK
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- Division of Microbiology, School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Souza RF, Gomes RC, Coelho RRR, Alviano CS, Soares RMA. Purification and characterization of an endochitinase produced by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2003; 222:45-50. [PMID: 12757945 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1097(03)00220-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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The phytopathogenic fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides was analyzed for chitinase activity, the best production occurring at the fourth day. A 43 kDa endochitinase with specific activity of 413 U microg(-1) protein was purified corresponding to a 75% yield. The optima of temperature and pH for the enzyme were 50 degrees C and pH 7.0, respectively. The enzyme showed a high stability at 50 degrees C and pH 7.0. Values of pH from 5.0 up to 7.0 gave, at least, 50% of maximum activity, suggesting a biotechnological application. Further studies are in progress to determine the possible use of this endochitinase in biological control.
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- R F Souza
- Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Prof Paulo de Góes (IMPPG), Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Brasil, Ilha do Fundão, CEP 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Rattanakit N, Plikomol A, Yano S, Wakayama M, Tachiki T. Utilization of shrimp shellfish waste as a substrate for solid-state cultivation of Aspergillus sp. S1-13: Evaluation of a culture based on chitinase formation which is necessary for chitin-assimilation. J Biosci Bioeng 2002; 93:550-6. [PMID: 16233248 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-1723(02)80236-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2001] [Accepted: 03/02/2002] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The utilization of shrimp shellfish waste as a substrate for solid-state cultivation of a filamentous fungus, Aspergillus sp. S1-13, was investigated. The organism was selected from among 220 isolates based on the productivity of its chitinolytic enzyme (chitinase), which might reflect microbial growth. The enzyme was produced only when the organism was grown on medium containing the shellfish waste. The addition of 58-65% water (w/w) to the medium was effective in enhancing production, and a certain amount of enzyme was observed in media of higher water content (up to about 75%). The initial pH and nitrogen source (ammonium sulfate) of the solid-state medium also affected the amount of enzyme. The amount of enzyme increased 2-fold in an optimum solid-state medium: 5 g of shrimp shellfish waste and 3 ml of basal medium (pH 5) containing 0.1% (NH4)2SO4 was inoculated with 4 ml of spore suspension; static cultivation at room temperature. The amount increased further (1.5-fold) when the cultivation was carried out at 37 degrees C, with 1.85 units of the enzyme formed from 1 g of shrimp shellfish waste. An analysis by ion-exchange column chromatography suggested the presence of at least two colloidal chitin-hydrolyzing enzymes and one p-nitrophenyl beta-D-N-acetylglucosaminide-hydrolyzing enzyme in an extract of the solid-state culture. The elution profile was similar to that obtained with a liquid culture filtrate.
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- Nopakarn Rattanakit
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga 525-8577, Japan
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Sámi L, Pusztahelyi T, Emri T, Varecza Z, Fekete A, Grallert A, Karanyi Z, Kiss L, Pócsi I. Autolysis and aging of Penicillium chrysogenum cultures under carbon starvation: Chitinase production and antifungal effect of allosamidin. J GEN APPL MICROBIOL 2001; 47:201-211. [PMID: 12483620 DOI: 10.2323/jgam.47.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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In carbon-depleted cultures of Penicillium chrysogenum, age-related chitinases were shown to play a crucial role in both autolysis and fragmentation as indicated by in vivo enzyme inhibition experiments using allosamidin. This pseudotrisaccharide even hindered significantly the outgrowth of new hyphal tips from the surviving yeastlike fragments after glucose supplementation. The antifungal effect of allosamidin on autolyzing P. chrysogenum mycelia was fungistatic rather than fungicidal. In growing hyphae, membrane-bound microsomal chitinase zymogen(s) were detected, which may be indicative of some compartmentalization of these hydrolases. Later, during autolysis, no zymogenic chitinase was detected in any enzyme fraction studied, including microsomes. These observations may explain the different sensitivity of growing and autolyzing mycelia to allosamidin. Chitinases taking part in the age-related fragmentation of hyphae and the outgrowth of surviving hyphal fragments seem to be potent targets for future antifungal drug research.
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- László Sámi
- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Debrecen, P. O. Box 63, H-4010 Debrecen, Hungary
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Xia G, Jin C, Zhou J, Yang S, Zhang S, Jin C. A novel chitinase having a unique mode of action from Aspergillus fumigatus YJ-407. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2001; 268:4079-85. [PMID: 11454002 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02323.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chitinases are produced throughout the growth process of fungi and are thought to play important roles in morphogenesis. Aspergillus fumigatus, is an important pathogen of immunocompromised individuals in which it causes pneumonia and invasive disseminated disease with high mortality; it is also known to produce chitinase. We have induced an exceptionally stable extracellular chitinase in A. fumigatus YJ-407, which could be isolated readily in a homogeneous form by using ammonium sulfate precipitation followed by DEAE-cellulose chromatography and preparative PAGE. The molecular mass of this chitinase was estimated to be 46 000 by SDS/PAGE, and its isoelectric point was pH 5.6. The enzyme was most active at pH 5.0 and 60 degrees C, and was inhibited strongly by Hg2+, Pb2+, Ag+, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Zn2+. The enzyme was stable over a broad pH range 4-8 and below 45 degrees C. Tryptophan and carboxyl groups were found to be essential for the enzyme activity. The Michaelis constants for swollen chitin and chitosan were 1.12 mg.mL-1 and 1.84 mg.mL-1, respectively. The enzyme showed maximum activity towards glycol chitin and partially deacetylated chitosan, and lower activity towards colloidal chitin. Analysis of the hydrolysis product showed that the enzyme has both endo- and exo-hydrolytic activities. In addition, a transglycosyl activity was also observed.
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- G Xia
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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