Purification of Aspergillus sp. S1-13 chitinases and their role in saccharification of chitin in mash of solid-state culture with shellfish waste

• Main Authors: Nopakarn Rattanakit, Shigekazu Yano, Abhinya Plikomol, Mamoru Wakayama, Takashi Tachiki
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemical Engineering; Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=34447251503&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/60904
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

In a suspension of solid-state culture of Aspergillus sp. S1-13 containing a lactic acid-treated crab shell as the substrate, the saccharification of chitin in the shell proceeded to form N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc): the culture was the source of chitin and chitinases. The analysis of chitinases in...