Chitinolytic enzymes: An appraisal as a product of commercial potential

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 833-846

  Chavan, S B ^a   Deshpande, M V ^b  

^a Jay Biotech   (India)

^b NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Chitin deacetylase; Chitinase; Chitosanase; High cost low volume product; High volume low cost product

Indexed keywords

CHITIN DEACETYLASE; CHITINASES; CHITOSANASE; HIGH VOLUMES; HIGH-COST LOW-VOLUME PRODUCT;

AGRICULTURE; COSTS; ENZYMES;

CHITIN;

FUNGI; HEXAPODA;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; AMIDASE; CHITIN; CHITIN DEACETYLASE; CHITINASE; CHITOSANASE; GLYCOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HIGH-COST LOW-VOLUME PRODUCT; HIGH-VOLUME LOW-COST PRODUCT; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

CHITIN DEACETYLASE; CHITINASE; CHITOSANASE; HIGH-COST LOW-VOLUME PRODUCT; HIGH-VOLUME LOW-COST PRODUCT;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; AMIDOHYDROLASES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHITIN; CHITINASE; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HUMANS;

EID: 84881615666     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: 15206033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/btpr.1732     Document Type: Article

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