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Screening microorganisms for chitin hydrolysis and production of ethanol from amino sugars
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Nineteen strains of bacteria representing 39 genera and one yeast were screened for ability to hydrolyze chitin and the highest ratios were observed for strains in the genera: Bacillus and Serratia, followed by Micrococcus, Aeromonas, Vibrio, Clostridium and Plesiomonas.About:
This article is published in Biomass.The article was published on 1990-01-01. It has received 43 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Zymomonas mobilis & Glucosamine.read more
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Biotechnological aspects of chitinolytic enzymes: a review
TL;DR: This review discusses the occurrence and structure of chitin, the types and sources of ch itinases, their mode of action, chit inase production, as well as molecular cloning and protein engineering of Chitinases and their biotechnological applications.
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Review of fungal chitinases.
TL;DR: The present review will focus on recent advances of fungal chitinases, containing their nomenclature and assays, purification and characterization, molecular cloning and expression, family and structure, regulation, and function and application.
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Physiology of microbial degradation of chitin and chitosan
TL;DR: Chitin is produced in enormous quantities in the biosphere, chiefly as the major structural component of most fungi and invertebrates, and its degradation is chiefly by bacteria and fungi, by chitinolysis via chitinases, but also via deacetylation to chitosan, which is hydrolysed by chitonases.
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Isolation of novel chitinolytic bacteria and production optimization of extracellular chitinase
TL;DR: Chitinase enzyme has received increased attention due to its wide range of biotechnological applications, especially in agriculture for biocontrol of phytopathogenic fungi and harmful insects, and out of metal ions Mn 2+ and Cu 2+ enhanced enzyme production in the case of HS6, however, Co 2+ was the most appropriate for HS4.
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Enrichment of chitinolytic microorganisms: isolation and characterization of a chitinase exhibiting antifungal activity against phytopathogenic fungi from a novel Streptomyces strain.
TL;DR: In this article, 13 chitin-degrading bacteria were isolated from soil and sediment samples, and five of these strains (SGE2, SGE4, SSL3, MG1, and MG3) exhibited antifungal activity against phytopathogenic fungi.
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Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology
TL;DR: BCL3 and Sheehy cite Bergey's manual of determinative bacteriology of which systematic bacteriology, first edition, is an expansion.
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A modified colorimetric method for the estimation of n-acetylamino sugars
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Measurement of carboxymethylcellulase activity
TL;DR: Methods for measurement of carboxymethylcellulase activity involving action of the enzyme on carboxylcellulose followed by determination of reducing power of resulting sugars with the aid of dinitrosalicylic acid or iodine-potassium iodide are described.