The research actualities of chitinase and prospects / 中国海洋药物

ABSTRACT

Chitinase (EC3.2.1.14) catalyses the reaction of hydrolyzing the chitin into N acetylglucosamine (GlcNac) and (GlcNac) n.With the in deep study of chitinase,more and more biological function of chitinase appeared obviously.Now,we introduce the actualities of chitinase research,including substrate specificity,physiological function,antifungi function and transgenics, et al .