Chitinase

Abstract

Chitin is one of the most abundant polymers in nature and an important component for many organisms. For catalyzing and hydrolyzing chitin into N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAC) and (GlcNAC)_n, chitinases have being received much attention in many fields. This article mainly introduced the recent research on chitinase, including structure, function and application of the enzyme.

Keywords: chitinase, structure, function

Corresponding author: E-mail: cast@kmitl.ac.th

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Jinzhu, S. ., & Qian, Y. . (2018). Chitinase. CURRENT APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 260-272.

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Song Jinzhu

Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China

Yang Qian

Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2004)

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chitinase, structure, function

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30 March 2018

Chitinase

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