TY - JOUR AU - Dutta, Bhramar AU - Deska, Jan AU - Bandopadhyay, Rajib AU - Shamekh, Salem PY - 2021 DA - 2021/01/25 TI - In silico characterization of bacterial chitinase: illuminating its relationship with archaeal and eukaryotic cousins JO - Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology SP - 19 VL - 19 IS - 1 AB - Chitin is one of the most abundant biopolymers on Earth, only trailing second after cellulose. The enzyme chitinase is responsible for the degradation of chitin. Chitinases are found to be produced by wide range of organisms ranging from archaea to higher plants. Though chitin is a major component of fungal cell walls and invertebrate exoskeletons, bacterial chitinase can be industrially generated at low cost, in facile downstream processes at high production rate. Microbial chitinases are more stable, active, and economically practicable compared to the plant- and animal-derived enzymes. SN - 2090-5920 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s43141-021-00121-6 DO - 10.1186/s43141-021-00121-6 ID - Dutta2021 ER -