CHITINOLYTIC ENZYMES - THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO BASIC AND APPLIED-RESEARCH

被引:83
作者
SHAIKH, SA [1 ]
DESHPANDE, MV [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL CHEM LAB,DIV BIOCHEM SCI,POONA 411008,MAHARASHTRA,INDIA
关键词
BIOCONTROL AGENTS; CHITINASE CHITOSANASE; CHITINOUS WASTE; SINGLE-CELL PROTEIN; ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDIES;
D O I
10.1007/BF00328035
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
After cellulose, chitin is the second most abundant renewable resource available in nature. Marine invertebrates and fungal biomass are the two main sources of chitinous waste, which is commercially exploited. The enzymes involved in chitin degradation have been particularly well studied. Such enzymes have applications in ultrastructural studies, in the preparation of chitooligosaccharides which show anti-tumour activity, as biocontrol agents and in single-cell protein production. Here, the contribution chitin enzymology can make to basic and applied research is discussed.
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