α-Chitinase activity among lactic acid bacteria

Chitin is a polysaccharide widely distributed in nature. Among 115 strains from 29 species of lactic acid bacteria only strains belonging to Carnobacterium divergens and Carnobacterium maltaromaticum hydrolyzed α-chitin. This activity was not affected by temperature (10 °C versus 30 °C) and in most...

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Published in:Systematic and applied microbiology 2008-06, Vol.31 (2), p.151-156
Main Authors: Leisner, Jørgen J., Vogensen, Finn K., Kollmann, Johannes, Aideh, Bashir, Vandamme, Peter, Vancanneyt, Marc, Ingmer, Hanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Carnobacterium
Carnobacterium divergens
Carnobacterium maltaromaticum
Chitin
chitinase
Chitinases - metabolism
enzyme activity
Enzyme Repression
food microbiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Glucose - metabolism
Gram-positive bacteria
Gram-Positive Bacteria - enzymology
Gram-Positive Bacteria - isolation & purification
Gram-Positive Bacteria - metabolism
Hydrolytic activity
Invertebrates
lactic acid bacteria
Lactococcus
Metabolism. Enzymes
Microbiology
Natural environment
ponds
Sphagnum
Sphagnum fallax
Temperature
Water Microbiology
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Summary:Chitin is a polysaccharide widely distributed in nature. Among 115 strains from 29 species of lactic acid bacteria only strains belonging to Carnobacterium divergens and Carnobacterium maltaromaticum hydrolyzed α-chitin. This activity was not affected by temperature (10 °C versus 30 °C) and in most cases not subject to glucose catabolite repression.
ISSN:0723-2020
1618-0984
DOI:10.1016/j.syapm.2008.03.003