Molecular cloning and expression of chitin deacetylase 1 gene from the gills of Penaeus monodon (black tiger shrimp)

• Main Authors: Sarmiento, Katreena P, Panes, Vivian A, Santos, Mudjekeewis D
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2016
• Subjects: Chitin deacetylase; Penaeus monodon; White spot syndrome virus; Gills; Biology; Microbiology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/biology-faculty-pubs/58; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1060&context=biology-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Chitin deacetylases have been identified and studied in several fungi and insects but not in crustaceans. These glycoproteins function in catalyzing the conversion of chitin to chitosan by the hydrolysis of N-acetamido bonds of chitin. Here, for the first time, the full length cDNA of chitin deacety...