Chitinases catalyze the degradation of chitin, a ubiquitous polymer generated from the cell
walls of fungi, shells of crustaceans, and cuticles of insects. They are gaining increasing …

Chitinases are a category of hydrolytic enzymes that catalyze chitin and are formed by a
wide variety of microorganisms. In nature, microbial chitinases are primarily responsible for …

Biosurfactants or microbial surfactants are surface-active biomolecules that are produced by
a variety of microorganisms. Biodegradability and low toxicity have led to the intensification …

In nature, distinct number of renewable biopolymers are available which exist as chief
starting material for various bioprocesses; chitin being one of them that is degraded by the …

The multifaceted role of chitinase in medicine, agriculture, environmental remediation and
various other industries greatly demands the isolation of high yielding chitinase producing …

Chitin is the second most widely found natural polymer next to cellulose. Chitinases degrade
the insoluble chitin to bioactive chitooligomers and monomers for various industrial …

The discovery of a novel enzyme from a microbial source takes anywhere between months
to years, and therefore, there has been an immense interest in modifying the existing …

Pesticides, used in agriculture to control plant diseases, pose risks to the environment and
human health. To address this, there's a growing focus on biocontrol, using microorganisms …

Chitinases with high thermostability are important for many industrial and biotechnological
applications. This study was conducted to enhance the stability of Serratia marcescens B4A …

This study is intended for the production of chitinase enzyme from locally isolated fungal
strains. Out of 10 isolated fungal strains from district Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan, Aspergillus …