Eco-friendly and safe alternatives for the valorization of shrimp farming waste

AK Wani, N Akhtar, TG Mir, F Rahayu, C Suhara… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024‏ - Springer
The seafood industry generates waste, including shells, bones, intestines, and wastewater.
The discards are nutrient-rich, containing varying concentrations of carotenoids, proteins …

Microbial and viral chitinases: Attractive biopesticides for integrated pest management

F Berini, C Katz, N Gruzdev, M Casartelli… - Biotechnology …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The negative impact of the massive use of synthetic pesticides on the environment and on
human health has stimulated the search for environment-friendly practices for controlling …

Chitinolytic microorganisms and their possible application in environmental protection

M Swiontek Brzezinska, U Jankiewicz, A Burkowska… - Current …, 2014‏ - Springer
This paper provides a review of the latest research findings on the applications of microbial
chitinases to biological control. Microorganisms producing these enzymes can inhibit the …

Antifungal potential of extracellular metabolites produced by Streptomyces hygroscopicus against phytopathogenic fungi

B Prapagdee, C Kuekulvong… - International journal of …, 2008‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Indigenous actinomycetes isolated from rhizosphere soils were assessed for in vitro
antagonism against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Sclerotium rolfsii. A potent …

Antifungal activity and enhancement of plant growth by Bacillus cereus grown on shellfish chitin wastes

WT Chang, YC Chen, CL Jao - Bioresource technology, 2007‏ - Elsevier
Bacillus cereus QQ308 produced antifungal hydrolytic enzymes, comprising chitinase,
chitosanase and protease, when grown in a medium containing shrimp and crab shell …

Optimization of fermentation conditions through response surface methodology for enhanced antibacterial metabolite production by Streptomyces sp. 1-14 from …

TY Yun, RJ Feng, DB Zhou, YY Pan, YF Chen, F Wang… - PloS one, 2018‏ - journals.plos.org
Streptomyces species 1–14 isolated from cassava rhizosphere soil were evaluated for their
antibacterial efficacy against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense race 4 (FOC4). Of the 63 …

Chitinases: in agriculture and human healthcare

A Nagpure, B Choudhary, RK Gupta - Critical reviews in …, 2014‏ - Taylor & Francis
Biological control of phytopathogenic fungi and insects continues to inspire the research and
development of environmentally friendly bioactive alternatives. Potentially lytic enzymes …

An overview of fungal chitinases and their potential applications

D Thakur, A Bairwa, B Dipta, P Jhilta, A Chauhan - Protoplasma, 2023‏ - Springer
Chitin, the world's second most abundant biopolymer after cellulose, is composed of β-1, 4-
N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) residues. It is the key structural component of many …

A rapid and highly sensitive method for measuring enzyme activities in single mycorrhizal tips using 4-methylumbelliferone-labelled fluorogenic substrates in a …

K Pritsch, S Raidl, E Marksteiner, H Blaschke… - Journal of …, 2004‏ - Elsevier
A microplate fluorimetric assay was developed for measuring potential activities of
extracellular enzymes of individual ectomycorrhizal (EM) roots using methylumbelliferone …

[HTML][HTML] Purification, characterization and antimicrobial activity of chitinase from marine-derived Aspergillus terreus

AM Farag, HM Abd-Elnabey, HAH Ibrahim… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Chitinase (EC 3.2. 1.14) was produced from the culture filtrate of marine-derived
Aspergillus terreus and purified by 65% ammonium sulphate precipitation, followed by gel …