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Chitinase

About: Chitinase is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 4690 publications have been published within this topic receiving 161786 citations. The topic is also known as: 1,4-beta-poly-N-acetylglucosaminidase & poly-beta-glucosaminidase.


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TL;DR: Because during the ripening of prematurely harvested bananas, similar changes take place as in the in situ ripening bananas, CRP present in immature fruits is a sufficient source of amino acids for a quasi-normal synthesis of ripening-associated proteins.
Abstract: Analyses of the protein content and composition revealed dramatic changes in gene expression during in situ banana (Musa spp.) fruit formation/ripening. The total banana protein content rapidly increases during the first 60 to 70 d, but remains constant for the rest of fruit formation/ripening. During the phase of rapid protein accumulation, an inactive homolog of class III chitinases accounts for up to 40% (w/v) of the total protein. Concomitant with the arrest of net protein accumulation, the chitinase-related protein (CRP) progressively decreases and several novel proteins appear in the electropherograms. Hence, CRP behaves as a fruit-specific vegetative storage protein that accumulates during early fruit formation and serves as a source of amino acids for the synthesis of ripening-associated proteins. Analyses of individual proteins revealed that a thaumatin-like protein, a β-1,3-glucanase, a class I chitinase, and a mannose-binding lectin are the most abundant ripening-associated proteins. Because during the ripening of prematurely harvested bananas, similar changes take place as in the in situ ripening bananas, CRP present in immature fruits is a sufficient source of amino acids for a quasi-normal synthesis of ripening-associated proteins. However, it is evident that the conversion of CRP in ripening-associated proteins takes place at an accelerated rate, especially when climacteric ripening is induced by ethylene. The present report also includes a discussion of the accumulation of the major banana allergens and the identification of suitable promoters for the production of vaccines in transgenic bananas.

84 citations

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TL;DR: To study the possible involvement of plant hormones in the synthesis of stress proteins in tomato upon inoculation with Cladosporium fulvum, the induction of mRNAs encoding PR proteins and ethylene biosynthesis enzymes by ethephon, 2,6-dichloroisonicotinic acid and salicylic acid is investigated.
Abstract: To study the possible involvement of plant hormones in the synthesis of stress proteins in tomato upon inoculation with Cladosporium fulvum, we investigated the induction of mRNAs encoding PR proteins and ethylene biosynthesis enzymes by ethephon, 2,6-dichloroisonicotinic acid (INA) and salicylic acid (SA) by northern blot analysis. Ethephon slightly induced some but not all mRNAs encoding intra- and extracellular PR proteins. INA induced all PR protein mRNAs analysed, except for intracellular chitinase and extracellular PR-4. SA induced all PR protein mRNAs analyzed, except for intracellular chitinase and osmotin. None of the inducers affected the expression of ACC synthase mRNA, whereas all three induced ethylene-forming enzyme (EFE) mRNA.

84 citations

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TL;DR: It seems that CR-treatment by itself promotes plant growth and reduces the peroxidase expression, while enhances some chitinase isoforms probably involved in cell wall disruption.

84 citations

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TL;DR: An extracellular chitinase from Streptomyces halstedii AJ-7, a broad spectrum antifungal biocontrol agent, was characterized and purified and enhanced by adding of 0.1% killed mycelium of Fusarium oxysporium in a medium containing 0.2% colloidal ch itin.
Abstract: An extracellular chitinase from Streptomyces halstedii AJ-7, a broad spectrum antifungal biocontrol agent, was characterized and purified. The apparent molecular weight of the purified protein was 55 kDa, Km value and Vmax of the protein for colloidal chitin were 3.2 mg ml−1 and 118 μmol h−1, respectively. The growth and chitinase activity of S. halstedii AJ−7 were enhanced by adding of 0.1% killed mycelium of Fusarium oxysporium in a medium containing 0.2% colloidal chitin.

84 citations

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TL;DR: The characterization of antagonistic Bacillus sp.

84 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
2023186
2022337
2021148
2020172
2019154
2018152