Review of Fungal Chitinases

Chitin is the second most abundant organic and renewable source in nature, after cellulose. Chitinases are chitin-degrading enzymes. Chitinases have important biophysiological functions and immense potential applications. In recent years, researches on fungal chitinases have made fast progress, espe...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inMycopathologia (1975) Vol. 161; no. 6; pp. 345 - 360
Main Author Li, D.C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Springer Nature B.V 01.06.2006
Subjects
biological control agents
Cellulose
Chitinase
Chitinases - classification
Chitinases - isolation & purification
Chitinases - physiology
Cloning
enzyme activity
Enzymes
fungal antagonists
Fungi
Fungi - enzymology
Fungi - metabolism
gene expression
gene expression regulation
Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
genes
Genes, Fungal
literature reviews
molecular biology
molecular cloning
molecular genetics
mycoparasites
Plants, Genetically Modified
Spores, Fungal - growth & development
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Chitin is the second most abundant organic and renewable source in nature, after cellulose. Chitinases are chitin-degrading enzymes. Chitinases have important biophysiological functions and immense potential applications. In recent years, researches on fungal chitinases have made fast progress, especially in molecular levels. Therefore, the present review will focus on recent advances of fungal chitinases, containing their nomenclature and assays, purification and characterization, molecular cloning and expression, family and structure, regulation, and function and application.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11046-006-0024-y
ObjectType-Article-2
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-3
content type line 23
ObjectType-Review-1
ISSN:0301-486X
1573-0832
DOI:10.1007/s11046-006-0024-y