Analysis of the involvement of chitin-binding domain of ChiCW in antifungal activity, and engineering a novel chimeric chitinase with high enzyme and antifungal activities

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1169-1175

  Huang, Chien Jui ^a   Guo, Shu Huei ^a   Chung, Shu Chun ^a   Lin, Yu Ju ^a   Chen, Chao Ying ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Chitin binding domain; Chitinase; Hybrid enzyme; Protein engineering

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; CHITINASE CHICW; FIBRONECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CIRCULANS; BOTRYTIS; CATALYSIS; CHIMERA; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BOTRYTIS; CHITIN; CHITINASE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CIRCULANS; BOTRYTIS ELLIPTICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LILIUM;

EID: 70849098783     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0811.624     Document Type: Article

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