Chitin/chitosan oligosaccharides: Effective substrates for functional analysis of chitinases/chitosanases

Chitin, Chitosan, Oligosaccharides and Their Derivatives: Biological Activities and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 295-324

  Ohnuma, Takayuki ^a   Fukamizo, Tamo ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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DOI: 10.1201/EBK1439816035     Document Type: Chapter

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