Purification and characterization of chitinase A of Streptomyces cyaneus SP-27: An enzyme participates in protoplast formation from Schizophyllum commune mycelia

• Main Authors: Yano S., Rattanakit N., Honda A., Noda Y., Wakayama M., Plikomol A., Tachiki T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-38549090992&partnerID=40&md5=6434e022d6565f58061467d46bc29e99; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/5619
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

A culture filtrate of Bacillus circulans KA-304 grown on a cell-wall preparation of Schizophyllum commune has an activity to form protoplasts from S. commune mycelia. α-1,3-Glucanase and chitinase I, which were isolated from the filtrate, did not form the protoplast by itself while a mixture of them...