Identification and Characterization of Three Chitinases with Potential in Direct Conversion of Crystalline Chitin into <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>′-diacetylchitobiose

Chitooligosaccharides (COSs) have been widely used in agriculture, medicine, cosmetics, and foods, which are commonly prepared from chitin with chitinases. So far, while most COSs are prepared from colloidal chitin, chitinases used in preparing COSs directly from natural crystalline chitin are less...

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Main Authors: Xue-Bing Ren, Yan-Ru Dang, Sha-Sha Liu, Ke-Xuan Huang, Qi-Long Qin, Xiu-Lan Chen, Yu-Zhong Zhang, Yan-Jun Wang, Ping-Yi Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/20/3/165