Chitinolytic enzymes: their contribution to basic and applied research

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 enzym...

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Published in:World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 1993-07, Vol.9 (4), p.468-475
Main Authors: SHAIKH, S. A, DESHPANDE, M. V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Biotechnology
Enzyme engineering
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Marine
Methods. Procedures. Technologies
Miscellaneous
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0959-3993
1573-0972
DOI:10.1007/BF00328035