Chitinolytic enzymes: an exploration

被引:303
作者
Patil, RS [1 ]
Ghormade, V [1 ]
Deshpande, MV [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Chem Lab, Div Biochem Sci, Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
关键词
N-acetylglucosaminidase; applications of chitinases; endo-chitinase;
D O I
10.1016/S0141-0229(00)00134-4
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Chitin and chitinolytic enzymes are gaining importance for their biotechnological applications. Particularly, chitinases are used in agriculture to control plant pathogens. Chitinases and chitooligomers produced by enzymatic hydrolysis of chitin can also be used in human health care. The success in employing chitinases for different aspects depends on the supply of highly active preparations at reasonable cost. Therefore, the understanding of biochemistry and genetics of chitinolytic enzymes, their phylogenetic relationships and methods of estimation will make them more useful in a variety of processes in near future. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:473 / 483
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