Microbial chitinases: properties, enhancement and potential applications.

Chitinases are a category of hydrolytic enzymes that catalyze chitin and are formed by a wide variety of microorganisms. In nature, microbial chitinases are primarily responsible for chitin decomposition and play a vital role in the balance of carbon and nitrogen ratio in the ecosystem. The physicoc...

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Published in:Protoplasma Vol. 258; no. 4; pp. 695 - 711
Main Author: Gomaa, Eman Zakaria
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Jul2021
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost