Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine are emerging as future approaches for the
treatment of acute and chronic diseases. Numerous clinical conditions exist today and …

Chitin is the second most abundant organic and renewable source in nature, after cellulose.
Chitinases are chitin-degrading enzymes. Chitinases have important biophysiological …

A simple and sensitive method was developed to detect and quantify N-acetyl-β-D-
glucosaminidase (EC 3.2. 1.30) activity in soil. This enzyme is also listed as β …

Still widely used as gene markers, isozymes detected by zymogram techniques have proven
valuable in a range of other biological applications over the last few years. Along with these …

Three Enterobacter agglomerans strains which produce and excrete proteins with
chitinolytic activity were found while screening soil-borne bacteria antagonistic to fungal …

Exploring the role of enzymes in biogeochemical processes, this reference explores the
function, molecular biology, and biochemistry of microorganisms and their intra-and extra …

The biochemical nature of the interaction between the antagonistic fungus Trichoderma
harzianum strain T-203 and cucumber roots was studied during the early stages of root …

Quorum sensing control mediated by N-acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) signaling molecules
has been established as a key feature of the regulation of exoenzyme production in many …

Fungi belonging to the genera Trichoderma and Gliocladium are soil-bourne saprophytes
which have been used for industrial and agricultural applications for decades. Some strains …

The chitinolytic rhizobacterium Serratia plymuthica HRO-C48 was previously selected as a
biocontrol agent of phytopathogenic fungi. One endochitinase (EC 3.2. 1.14), CHIT60, and …