Chitinous material bioconversion by three new chitinases from the yeast Mestchnikowia pulcherrima

Chitinases are widely distributed enzymes that perform the biotransformation of chitin, one of the most abundant polysaccharides on the biosphere, into useful value-added chitooligosaccharides (COS) with a wide variety of biotechnological applications in food, health, and agricultural fields. One of...

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Autores: Minguet-Lobato, Marina, Cervantes, Fadia V., Míguez, Noa, Plou Gasca, Francisco José, Fernández Lobato, María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/390053
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/390053
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85182828020
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Biotransformation
Chitin
Chitin wastes
Chitinase
Chitooligosaccharides
Chitosan
GH18
Mestchnikowia
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Sumario:Chitinases are widely distributed enzymes that perform the biotransformation of chitin, one of the most abundant polysaccharides on the biosphere, into useful value-added chitooligosaccharides (COS) with a wide variety of biotechnological applications in food, health, and agricultural fields. One of the most important group of enzymes involved in the degradation of chitin comprises the glycoside hydrolase family 18 (GH18), which harbours endo- and exo-enzymes that act synergistically to depolymerize chitin. The secretion of a chitinase activity from the ubiquitous yeast Mestchnikowia pulcherrima and their involvement in the post-harvest biological control of fungal pathogens was previously reported.