Chitinase

Names

[ Name ]:
Chitinase

[Synonym ]:
6-(Dimethylamino)-2-(2-{[(5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)methyl]amino}ethyl)-1H-benzo[de]isoquinoline-1,3(2H)-dione hydrochloride (1:1)
E.C. 3.2.1.14
Methylumbelliferyl tetra-N-acetyl-beta-D-chitotetraoside hydrolase
Nodulation factor hydrolase
Denazyme CBB-P 1
Methylumbelliferyl tetraacetylchitotetraoside hydrolase
Remazol Brilliant Violet carboxymethyl chitin hydrolase
Endochitinase
beta-1,4-Poly-N-acetyl glucosamidinase
K 312C
EINECS 232-578-7
Chitodextrinase
Chitotriosidase
Eicon CHL
Nod factor hydrolase
MFCD00130771
Poly-beta-glucosaminidase
1H-Benz[de]isoquinoline-1,3(2H)-dione, 6-(dimethylamino)-2-[2-[[(5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)methyl]amino]ethyl]-, hydrochloride (1:1)
Chitin depolymerase

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Chitinase has partial lysozyme activity and is widely found in bacteria, fungi, animals and some plants. Chitinase belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase family. Chitinase catalyzes chito-oligosaccharide hydrolysis[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Metabolic Disease

Signaling Pathways >> Anti-infection >> Bacterial

[References]

[1]. Iseli B, et al. Plant chitinases use two different hydrolytic mechanisms. FEBS Lett. 1996 Mar 11;382(1-2):186-8.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₂₀H₂₁N₅O₂S_.HCl

[ Molecular Weight ]:
431.939

[ Exact Mass ]:
431.118286

[ Storage condition ]:
20°C

Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ RTECS ]:
FM6205000

Articles

Asymmetric transcript discovery by RNA-seq in C. elegans blastomeres identifies neg-1, a gene important for anterior morphogenesis.

PLoS Genet. 11 , e1005117, (2015)

After fertilization but prior to the onset of zygotic transcription, the C. elegans zygote cleaves asymmetrically to create the anterior AB and posterior P1 blastomeres, each of which goes on to gener...

Chitinases biosynthesis by immobilized Aeromonas hydrophila SBK1 by prawn shells valorization and application of enzyme cocktail for fungal protoplast preparation.

J. Biosci. Bioeng. 117(2) , 170-7, (2014)

Production and optimization of β-N-acetyl glucosaminidase and chitinase by Ca-alginate immobilized Aeromonas hydrophila SBK1 was carried out using prawn shell as cost-effective substrate. Beads prepar...

IL-1β expression in the distal lung epithelium disrupts lung morphogenesis and epithelial cell differentiation in fetal mice.

Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol. 306(1) , L23-34, (2014)

Perinatal inflammation and the inflammatory cytokine IL-1 can modify lung morphogenesis. To examine the effects of antenatal expression of IL-1β in the distal airway epithelium on fetal lung morphogen...