Chitinase Enzyme | Chitin Degrading Bacteria | Chitinolytic Bacteria | Chitinolytic Microorganisms |

Chitinases catalyze the degradation of chitin, a ubiquitous polymer generated from the cell walls of fungi, shells of crustaceans, and cuticles of insects Other than this, Several organisms including bacteria, fungi, insects, plants, and animals produce chitinases Specifically these are glycoside hydrolases that hydrolyze the β-1,4-glycosidic bonds between the N-acetyl-d-glucosamine residues that comprise a chitin chain CHIs are inducible enzymes, i.e., they are expressed only under certain conditions induced by a certain factor and are regulated by a repressor/inducer system.

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