Chitinase: diversity, limitations, and trends in engineering for suitable applications

Structure, Catalysis, and Inhibition ofOfChi-h, the Lepidoptera-exclusive Insect Chitinase

(2017) Tian Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Transglycosylation by a chitinase from Enterobacter cloacae subsp. cloacae generates longer chitin oligosaccharides

(2017) Mohan Krishna Mallakuntla et al.   Scientific Reports

Characterization of a Bacillus thuringiensis chitinase that binds to cellulose and chitin

(2017) Shotaro Honda et al.   AMB Express

Cloning, expression, purification and application of a novel chitinase from a thermophilic marine bacterium Paenibacillus barengoltzii

(2016) Shaoqing Yang et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

The chitin-binding domain of a GH-18 chitinase from Vibrio harveyi is crucial for chitin-chitinase interactions

(2016) Wipa Suginta et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Combining chitinase C and N-acetylhexosaminidase from Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) provides an efficient way to synthesize N-acetylglucosamine from crystalline chitin

(2016) Nhung Nguyen-Thi et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Industrial applications of crustacean by-products (chitin, chitosan, and chitooligosaccharides): A review

(2016) Imen Hamed et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The endochitinase ChiA Btt ofBacillus thuringiensissubsp.tenebrionisDSM-2803 and its potential use to control the phytopathogenColletotrichum gloeosporioides

(2016) Norma M. de la Fuente-Salcido et al.   MicrobiologyOpen

Biosynthesis and characterization of a thermostable, alkali-tolerant chitinase from Bacillus pumilus JUBCH08 displaying antagonism against phytopathogenic Fusarium oxysporum

(2016) Sourav Bhattacharya et al.   3 Biotech

Biosynthesis and characterization of a thermostable, alkali-tolerant chitinase from Bacillus pumilus JUBCH08 displaying antagonism against phytopathogenic Fusarium oxysporum

(2016) Sourav Bhattacharya et al.   3 Biotech

Opposite Effects of mGluR1a and mGluR5 Activation on Nucleus Accumbens Medium Spiny Neuron Dendritic Spine Density

(2016) Kellie S. Gross et al.   PLoS One

Isolation of a Chitinolytic Bacillus licheniformis S213 Strain Exerting a Biological Control Against Phoma medicaginis Infection

(2015) Imen Ben Slimene et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

A novel family 19 chitinase from the marine-derived Pseudoalteromonas tunicata CCUG 44952T: Heterologous expression, characterization and antifungal activity

(2015) Belén García-Fraga et al.   BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Chitinolytic activity in Serratia marcescens (strain SEN) and potency against different larval instars of Spodoptera litura with effect of sublethal doses on insect development

(2015) Chetana Aggarwal et al.   BIOCONTROL

Purification and characterisation of an acidic and antifungal chitinase produced by a Streptomyces sp.

(2015) Narayanan Karthik et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Synthetic fusion protein design and applications

(2015) Kai Yu et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Fungal chitinases: function, regulation, and potential roles in plant/pathogen interactions

(2015) Thorsten Langner et al.   CURRENT GENETICS

Modulation of the transglycosylation activity of plant family GH18 chitinase by removing or introducing a tryptophan side chain

(2015) Naoyuki Umemoto et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Isolation, partial characterization, and cloning of an extracellular chitinase from the entomopathogenic fungus Verticillium lecanii

(2015) G. Yu et al.   GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH

Purification, characterization, and molecular cloning of an extracellular chitinase from Bacillus licheniformis stain LHH100 isolated from wastewater samples in Algeria

(2015) Hassiba Laribi-Habchi et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Effects of domains modification on the catalytic potential of chitinase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2015) Lin Chen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Molecular Docking and Site-directed Mutagenesis of a Bacillus thuringiensis Chitinase to Improve Chitinolytic, Synergistic Lepidopteran-larvicidal and Nematicidal Activities

(2015) Hong Ni et al.   International Journal of Biological Sciences

Characterization of the First Fungal Glycosyl Hydrolase Family 19 Chitinase (NbchiA) fromNosema bombycis(Nb)

(2015) Bing Han et al.   JOURNAL OF EUKARYOTIC MICROBIOLOGY

Enzymatic preparation of oligosaccharides by transglycosylation: A comparative study of glucosidases

(2015) Juan Mangas-Sánchez et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS B-ENZYMATIC

A DFT study of the unusual substrate-assisted mechanism of Serratia marcescens chitinase B reveals the role of solvent and mutational effect on catalysis

(2015) Jitrayut Jitonnom et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR GRAPHICS & MODELLING

Crystal structures and inhibitor binding properties of plant class V chitinases: the cycad enzyme exhibits unique structural and functional features

(2015) Naoyuki Umemoto et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

A class III chitinase without disulfide bonds from the fern, Pteris ryukyuensis: crystal structure and ligand-binding studies

(2015) Yoshihito Kitaoku et al.   PLANTA

Catalytic Efficiency of Chitinase-D on Insoluble Chitinous Substrates Was Improved by Fusing Auxiliary Domains

(2015) Jogi Madhuprakash et al.   PLoS One

Mutagenesis and molecular dynamics simulations revealed the chitooligosaccharide entry and exit points for chitinase D from Serratia proteamaculans

(2014) Jogi Madhuprakash et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS

Chitinase biotechnology: Production, purification, and application

(2014) Yuriy Mihaylov Stoykov et al.   ENGINEERING IN LIFE SCIENCES

Bioproduction of Chitooligosaccharides: Present and Perspectives

(2014) Woo-Jin Jung et al.   Marine Drugs

Structural characteristics of an insect group I chitinase, an enzyme indispensable to moulting

(2014) Lei Chen et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Physicochemical study of a novel chimeric chitinase with enhanced binding ability

(2013) S. Matroodi et al.   ACTA BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA SINICA

Bacterial chitinase with phytopathogen control capacity from suppressive soil revealed by functional metagenomics

(2013) Karin Hjort et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Expression and efficient secretion of a functional chitinase from Chromobacterium violaceum in Escherichia coli

(2013) Marina Duarte Lobo et al.   BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY

Protein Engineering of Chit42 Towards Improvement of Chitinase and Antifungal Activities

(2013) Mojegan Kowsari et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

Chitinolytic Microorganisms and Their Possible Application in Environmental Protection

(2013) Maria Swiontek Brzezinska et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

The chitinolytic machinery ofSerratia marcescens- a model system for enzymatic degradation of recalcitrant polysaccharides

(2013) Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad et al.   FEBS Journal

Improving the Chitinolytic Activity of Bacillus pumilus SG2 by Random Mutagenesis

(2013) Majid Vahed   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

The carbohydrate-active enzymes database (CAZy) in 2013

(2013) Vincent Lombard et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Designing a new chitinase with more chitin binding and antifungal activity

(2013) Soheila Matroodi et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Bacterial chitin degradation—mechanisms and ecophysiological strategies

(2013) Sara Beier et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

A novel strain of Brevibacillus laterosporus produces chitinases that contribute to its biocontrol potential

(2012) Lakshmi Prasanna et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Crystal structure and chitin oligosaccharide-binding mode of a ‘loopful’ family GH19 chitinase from rye, Secale cereale , seeds

(2012) Takayuki Ohnuma et al.   FEBS Journal

Synthesis of Long-Chain Chitooligosaccharides by a Hypertransglycosylating Processive Endochitinase of Serratia proteamaculans 568

(2012) P. Purushotham et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Transglycosylation by Chitinase D fromSerratia proteamaculansImproved through Altered Substrate Interactions

(2012) Jogi Madhuprakash et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Hallmarks of Processivity in Glycoside Hydrolases from Crystallographic and Computational Studies of theSerratia marcescensChitinases

(2012) Christina M. Payne et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Fungal chitinases: diversity, mechanistic properties and biotechnological potential

(2011) Lukas Hartl et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Chitin oligosaccharide binding to a family GH19 chitinase from the moss Bryum coronatum

(2011) Takayuki Ohnuma et al.   FEBS Journal

Substrate positioning in chitinase A, a processive chito-biohydrolase fromSerratia marcescens

(2011) Anne Line Norberg et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Heterogonous expression and characterization of a plant class IV chitinase from the pitcher of the carnivorous plant Nepenthes alata

(2011) K. Ishisaki et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Cloning and characterization of a small family 19 chitinase from moss (Bryum coronatum)

(2011) Toki Taira et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Structural Analysis of Chi1 Chitinase from Yen-Tc: The Multisubunit Insecticidal ABC Toxin Complex of Yersinia entomophaga

(2011) Jason N. Busby et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Engineering chitinases for the synthesis of chitin oligosaccharides: Catalytic amino acid mutations convert the GH-18 family glycoside hydrolases into transglycosylases

(2011) Eduardo Andres Martinez et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS B-ENZYMATIC

Crystal structure and mode of action of a class V chitinase from Nicotiana tabacum

(2011) Takayuki Ohnuma et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

A class V chitinase from Arabidopsis thaliana: gene responses, enzymatic properties, and crystallographic analysis

(2011) Takayuki Ohnuma et al.   PLANTA

Fusion of cellulose binding domain to the catalytic domain improves the activity and conformational stability of chitinase in Bacillus licheniformis DSM13

(2010) Chilukoti Neeraja et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Biotechnological approaches to develop bacterial chitinases as a bioshield against fungal diseases of plants

(2010) Chilukoti Neeraja et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Crystal Structures ofBacillus cereusNCTU2 Chitinase Complexes with Chitooligomers Reveal Novel Substrate Binding for Catalysis

(2010) Yin-Cheng Hsieh et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Evolution, Homology Conservation, and Identification of Unique Sequence Signatures in GH19 Family Chitinases

(2010) N. A. Udaya Prakash et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION

Crystal structure and mutagenesis analysis of chitinase CrChi1 from the nematophagous fungus Clonostachys rosea in complex with the inhibitor caffeine

(2010) J. Yang et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Sequence and Structural Analysis of the Chitinase Insertion Domain Reveals Two Conserved Motifs Involved in Chitin-Binding

(2010) Hai Li et al.   PLoS One

Structure of full-length class I chitinase from rice revealed by X-ray crystallography and small-angle X-ray scattering

(2010) Yuichiro Kezuka et al.   PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND BIOINFORMATICS

Antifungal chitinases from Bacillus pumilus SG2: preliminary report

(2010) Seyedhadi Ghasemi et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Directed evolution of aBacilluschitinase

(2009) Chomphunuch Songsiriritthigul et al.   Biotechnology Journal

Aromatic Residues in the Catalytic Center of Chitinase A fromSerratia marcescensAffect Processivity, Enzyme Activity, and Biomass Converting Efficiency

(2009) Henrik Zakariassen et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The first crystal structures of a family 19 class IV chitinase: the enzyme from Norway spruce

(2009) Wimal Ubhayasekera et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Insights into the role of the (α+β) insertion in the TIM-barrel catalytic domain, regarding the stability and the enzymatic activity of Chitinase A from Serratia marcescens

(2008) Athanassios C. Zees et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS

Expression and Characterization of Endochitinase C fromSerratia marcescensBJL200 and Its Purification by a One-Step General Chitinase Purification Method

(2008) Bjørnar SYNSTAD et al.   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Divergence of Catalytic Mechanism within a Glycosidase Family Provides Insight into Evolution of Carbohydrate Metabolism by Human Gut Flora

(2008) Tracey M. Gloster et al.   CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY

Mechanistic insights into glycosidase chemistry

(2008) David J Vocadlo et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

In vitroantifungal activity and mechanism of action of chitinase against four plant pathogenic fungi

(2008) RuiXiang Yan et al.   JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY

Towards new enzymes for biofuels: lessons from chitinase research

(2008) Vincent G.H. Eijsink et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY