Characterization of an acidic chitinase from seeds of black soybean (Glycine max (L) Merr Tainan No. 3).

Using 4-methylumbelliferyl-β-D-N,N',N″-triacetylchitotrioside (4-MU-GlcNAc3) as a substrate, an acidic chitinase was purified from seeds of black soybean (Glycine max Tainan no. 3) by ammonium sulfate fractionation and three successive steps of column chromatography. The purified chitinase was...

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Main Authors: Ya-Min Chang, Li-Chun Chen, Hsin-Yi Wang, Chui-Liang Chiang, Chen-Tien Chang, Yun-Chin Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0113596