FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (17): 308-311.

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Research Progress of Fungal Chitosanase

  

  • Received:2011-08-15 Revised:2012-07-24 Online:2012-09-15 Published:2012-11-09

Abstract: Chitosanase is a glycoside hydrolase for specific degradation of chitosan. In this article, the recent research progress in the classification and characterization of chitosanases, and the current strategies for improving chitosanse activity are summarized. To the best of our knowledge and after an extensive literature review, we present that the degradation products by chitosanase from fungi are chitoligosaccharide and glucosamine with a high molecular weight and a low specific activity. Potential strategies for improving chitosanse activity are also discussed in this paper.

Key words: fungal chitosanase, enzymatic characteristics, high yield strategy

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