Phytopathogenic fungi secrete chitin deacetylase (CDA) to escape the host's immunological
defense during infection. Here, we showed that the deacetylation activity of CDA toward …

Soil-borne fungal pathogens that cause crop disease are major threats to agriculture
worldwide. Here, we identified a secretory polysaccharide deacetylase (PDA1) from the soil …

The fungal pathogen Colletotrichum lindemuthianum secretes an endo-chitin de-N-
acetylase (Cl CDA) to modify exposed hyphal chitin during penetration and infection of …

Plants have the ability to recognize the essential chitin molecule present in the fungal cell
wall, which stimulates the immune response. Phytopathogenic fungi have developed …

Chitin deacetylases (CDAs) act on chitin polymers and low molecular weight oligomers
producing chitosans and chitosan oligosaccharides. Structurally-defined, partially …

Deacetylation of chitin by chitin deacetylases (Cda) results in the formation of chitosan.
Chitosan, a polymer of β1, 4 linked glucosamine, plays multiple roles in the function of the …

Chitosan is a structurally diverse biopolymer that is commercially derived from chitin by
chemical processing, but chitin deacetylases (CDAs) potentially offer a sustainable and …

The fungal cell wall plays an essential role in maintaining cellular integrity and facing
complex and changing environmental conditions. Whether a fungus successfully invades a …

To successfully survive in plants, endophytes need strategies to avoid being detected by the
plant immune system, as the cell walls of endophytes contain easily detectible chitin. It is …

Two chitin deacetylases, Cda1 and Cda2, from Coprinopsis cinerea were expressed and
characterized. Cda1 preferably deacetylates the nonreducing end residue of (GlcNAc) 2, the …