Chitinase proteins are widely distributed across diverse biological systems. Chitinases
hydrolyze chitin, chitosan, lipochitooligosaccharides, peptidoglycan, arabinogalactan and …

Crop plants have evolved an array of mechanisms to counter biotic and abiotic stresses.
Many pathogenesis-related proteins are expressed by plants during the attack of pathogens …

Crop cultivation is crucial for the existence of human beings, as it fulfills our nutritional
requirements. Crops and other plants are always at a high risk of being attacked by …

Chitinases are present in diverse form of organisms from bacteria, fungi, insects, plants.
Plant chitinases are part of pathogenesis-related proteins. When plant (host) cells are under …

The aim of this review is to present the current state of knowledge on plant chitinases and
their regulation and function. Chitinases are up-regulated by a variety of stress conditions …

Chitinases are enzymes that hydrolyze the N-acetylglucosamine polymer chitin, and they
occur in diverse plant tissues over a broad range of crop and noncrop species. The enzymes …

Abstract Plant chitinases (EC 3.2. 1.14) belong to relatively large gene families subdivided in
classes that suggest class-specific functions. They are commonly induced upon the attack of …

In the past decades our knowledge about fungal cell wall architecture increased
tremendously and led to the identification of many enzymes involved in polysaccharide …

Plant chitinases are reviewed, including: enzyme activities, substrates and biochemical
properties; classification and structure of chitinases; regulation of chitinases; subcellular …

There has been a considerable amount of recent research aimed at elucidating the roles of
chitinase in fungi and plants. In filamentous fungi and yeasts, chitinase is involved integrally …