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 …

A sustainable alternative for postharvest disease management and phytopathogens biocontrol in fruit: Antagonistic yeasts

LG Hernandez-Montiel, S Droby, P Preciado-Rangel… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Postharvest diseases of fruits caused by phytopathogens cause losses up to 50% of global
production. Phytopathogens control is performed with synthetic fungicides, but the …

Chitinases as key virulence factors in microbial pathogens: understanding their role and potential as therapeutic targets

GJ Jeong, F Khan, N Tabassum, YM Kim - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitinases are crucial for the survival of bacterial and fungal pathogens both during host
infection and outside the host in the environment. Chitinases facilitate adhesion onto host …

Prospects of chitinase in sustainable farming and modern biotechnology: An update on recent progress and challenges

A Sharma, SK Arya, J Singh, B Kapoor… - Biotechnology and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Chitinases are multifunctional biocatalysts for the pest control and useful in modern
biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Chemical-based fungicides and insecticides …

Bacterial chitinases: genetics, engineering and applications

M Kumar, H Chakdar, K Pandiyan, S Thapa… - World Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
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 …

Plant‐associated endophytic fungi as potential bio‐factories for extracellular enzymes: Progress, Challenges and Strain improvement with precision approaches

D Raghav, A Jyoti, AJ Siddiqui… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
There is an intricate network of relations between endophytic fungi and their hosts that
affects the production of various bioactive compounds. Plant‐associated endophytic fungi …

Enzymatic synthesis and characterization of different families of chitooligosaccharides and their bioactive properties

N Miguez, P Kidibule, P Santos-Moriano… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chitooligosaccharides (COS) are homo-or hetero-oligomers of D-glucosamine (GlcN) and N-
acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) that can be obtained by chitosan or chitin hydrolysis. Their …

Combining in vitro and in silico studies to unravel the antifungal potential of chitinase from a marine bacterial isolate Cellulosimicrobium cellulans RS7

G Mahajan, V Chauhan, V Sharma, R Gupta - Process Biochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The main aim of this research is to identify, screen and optimize physio-chemical
characteristics for the production of extracellular chitinase from a marine bacterial isolate …

Potentials of endophytic fungi in the biosynthesis of versatile secondary metabolites and enzymes

HB Slama, A Chenari Bouket, FN Alenezi… - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
World population growth and modernization have engendered multiple environmental
problems: the propagation of humans and crop diseases and the development of multi-drug …

Chitinase: a potent biocatalyst and its diverse applications

G Mahajan, V Sharma, R Gupta - Biocatalysis and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Chitin is an abundant, linear, insoluble β-1, 4-linked N-acetylglucosamine polymer (GlcNAc),
found in the cuticles of insects, the cell walls of fungi and crustacean shells. Chitinases are …