The molecular biology of chitin digestion

Rachel Cohen-Kupiec; Ilan Chet

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The molecular biology of chitin digestion

Rachel Cohen-Kupiec^*
, Ilan Chet

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology

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Abstract

Chitinases catalyze the hydrolysis of chitin, an unbranched polymer of β-1,4-N-acetylglucosamine. In recent years, soil-borne microorganisms that produce chitinases are considered as potential biocontrol agents against fungi and nematodes which cause diseases of agricultural crops. Chitinases also play an important physiological and ecological role in ecosystems as recyclers of chitin, by generating carbon and nitrogen sources. Many chitinases of varied organisms have been isolated and their corresponding genes cloned.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	270-277
Number of pages	8
Journal	Current Opinion in Biotechnology
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0958-1669(98)80058-X
State	Published - Jun 1998

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