Plastics are everywhere in our modern way of living, and their production keeps increasing
every year, causing major environmental concerns. Nowadays, the end-of-life management …

Chitinaceous biomaterials received great attention towards producing functional
transformed products and biofuel. Chitin biorefinery is an emerging concept that can utilise …

Nondigestible functional oligosaccharides are of particular interest in recent years because
of their unique prebiotic activities, technological characteristics, and physiological effects …

Chitin, as the second most abundant biomass in nature, possesses 7 wt% biologically fixed
nitrogen, and its direct valorization into valuable nitrogen (N)-containing chemicals is …

Chitinases are a group of hydrolytic enzymes that catalyze chitin, nd are synthesized by a
wide variety of organisms. In nature, microbial chitinases are primarily responsible for chitin …

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a mass-produced petroleum-based non-biodegradable
plastic that contributes to the global plastic pollution. Recently, biocatalytic degradation has …

In order to better utilize chitinolytic enzymes to produce high-value N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
(GlcNAc) from chitinous waste, there is an urgent need to explore bi-functional chitinases …

Chitinases are a category of hydrolytic enzymes that catalyze chitin and are formed by a
wide variety of microorganisms. In nature, microbial chitinases are primarily responsible for …

Chitinases are a group of enzymes that catalyze chitin hydrolysis and are present in all
domains of life. Chitinases belong to different glycosyl hydrolase families with great diversity …

Chitinases, enzymes that degrade chitin, have long been studied for their role in various
biological processes. They play crucial roles in the moulting process of invertebrates, the …