Welcome to the first www page dedicated to the enzymatic hydrolysis of chitosan. The purpose of this page is to present up-to-date information about the hydrolytic enzymes acting on chitosan and derivatives. For the cytosine deaminase WWW page click here.





What is chitosan?
Enzymes with hydrolytic activity against chitosan
Chitosanases: Molecular sequence data
Chitosanases: Cleavage specificity
The chitosanase from Streptomyces sp. N174
     Biochemical properties and recombinant production system
     The 3D structure
     Site-directed mutagenesis studies
          Mechanism of catalysis
          Substrate recognition
          Structural stability
Exochitosanases (exo-beta-D-glucosaminidases)
Selected bibliography
Who to contact regarding chitosanase availability
Acknowledgements





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This page was created by Ryszard Brzezinski and Andrzej Neugebauer.
Questions? Proposals? Comments? Write to Ryszard.Brzezinski@USherbrooke.ca
Last updated: 2008/07/14

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