Chitinases: An update

Chitin, the second most abundant polysaccharide in nature after cellulose, is found in the exoskeleton of insects, fungi, yeast, and algae, and in the internal structures of other vertebrates. Chitinases are enzymes that degrade chitin. Chitinases contribute to the generation of carbon and nitrogen...

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Main Authors: Rifat Hamid, Minhaj A Khan, Mahboob Ahmad, Malik Mobeen Ahmad, Malik Zainul Abdin, Javed Musarrat, Saleem Javed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2013;volume=5;issue=1;spage=21;epage=29;aulast=Hamid