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Chitinases from Bacteria to Human: Properties, Applications, and Future Perspectives

Chitin is the second most plenteous polysaccharide in nature after cellulose, present in cell walls of several fungi, exoskeletons of insects, and crustacean shells. Chitin does not accumulate in the environment due to presence of bacterial chitinases, despite its abundance. These enzymes are able t...

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Autores principales: Rathore, Abhishek Singh, Gupta, Rinkoo D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4668315/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26664744
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/791907