Crab-Eating Monkey Acidic Chitinase (CHIA) Efficiently Degrades Chitin and Chitosan under Acidic and High-Temperature Conditions

Crab-Eating Monkey Acidic Chitinase (CHIA) Efficiently Degrades Chitin and Chitosan under Acidic and High-Temperature Conditions

Chitooligosaccharides, the degradation products of chitin and chitosan, possess anti-bacterial, anti-tumor, and anti-inflammatory activities. The enzymatic production of chitooligosaccharides may increase the interest in their potential biomedical or agricultural usability in terms of the safety and...

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Main Authors: Maiko Uehara, Chinatsu Takasaki, Satoshi Wakita, Yasusato Sugahara, Eri Tabata, Vaclav Matoska, Peter O. Bauer, Fumitaka Oyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
acidic chitinase
chitin
chitosan
chitooligosaccharides
FACE method
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/2/409

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