Enzymatic degradation of abundant renewable polysaccharides such as cellulose and
starch is a field that has the attention of both the industrial and scientific community. Most of …

Two centuries after the discovery of chitin, it is widely accepted that this biopolymer is an
important biomaterial in many aspects. Numerous studies on chitin have focused on its …

The chitinolytic machinery of S erratia marcescens is one of the best known enzyme systems
for the conversion of insoluble polysaccharides. This machinery includes four chitin‐active …

Abstract Glycoside hydrolase family 18 (GH18) chitinases, which catalyze the
biodegradation of β-1, 4 glycosidic bond in amino polysaccharides via a substrate-assisted …

Recent research has disclosed a tight connection between obesity, metabolic gut microbial
activities and host health. Obtaining a complete understanding of this relationship remains a …

Chitin proteins are commonly found in bacteria that utilize chitin as a source of energy.
CBP21 is a chitin-binding protein from Serratia marcescens, a Gram-negative soil bacterium …

Bacterial chitinases (EC 3.2. 1.14) and chitin-binding proteins (CBPs) play a fundamental
role in the degradation of the ubiquitous biopolymer chitin, and the degradation products …

Phase variation between smooth and rugose colony variants of Vibrio cholerae is predicted
to be important for the pathogen's survival in its natural aquatic ecosystems. The rugose …

Despite their crucial role in the stabilization of biomolecular structures and their almost
ubiquitous involvement in biomolecular reactions, such as enzymatic cleavage or ligand …

Chitin is a linear homopolymer of N-acetyl-β-d-glucosamines and a major structural
component of insect cuticles. Chitin hydrolysis involves glycoside hydrolase family 18 …