Biotechnological aspects of chitinolytic enzymes: A review

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 773-782

  Dahiya, Neetu ^a   Tewari, Rupinder ^b   Hoondal, Gurinder Singh ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHITIN; FUNGI; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; YEAST;

CHITINOLYTIC ENZYMES; MALARIA TRANSMISSION; PROTOPLASTS;

ENZYME KINETICS;

ALLOSAMIDIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ARGADIN; CELL PROTEIN; CHITIN; CHITINASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLUCOSAMINE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PESTICIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PSAMMAPLIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHITIN; ENZYME; FUNGUS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MALARIA; YEAST;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGAL BIOMASS; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL; MOLECULAR CLONING; MORPHOGENESIS; MOSQUITO; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT DISEASE; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTOPLAST ISOLATION; SHORT SURVEY;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; CHITIN; CHITINASE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

FUNGI;

EID: 33746671918     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-0183-7     Document Type: Short Survey

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