i am doing research on yeast killer toxin,it is thought that the secretion of killer toxin from yeast are protein or glycoprotien in nature.i wana check its receptor or we can say mode of action for this perpose i have to dissolve poly sacchrides like chitin etc. i don't know how to dissolve chitin becasue it is not soluble in aquose organis solutions. i know that it is slouble in acid like HCl and alkali NaoH but is very much worried about that it is make the sloution of chitin with acid or base it may be harmful for my killer toxin i.e protein. please any body here to help in the solution of this problem

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Aslam buzdar