Dear Subhoshmita,

"Chitinases (EC 3.2.1.14, chitodextrinase, 1,4-beta-poly-N-acetylglucosaminidase, poly-beta-glucosaminidase, beta-1,4-poly-N-acetyl glucosamidinase, poly[1,4-(N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide)] glycanohydrolase, (1->4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucan glycanohydrolase) are hydrolytic enzymes that break down glycosidic bonds in chitin.

As chitin is a component of the cell walls of fungi and exoskeletal elements of some animals (including worms and arthropods), chitinases are generally found in organisms that either need to reshape their own chitin or dissolve and digest the chitin of fungi or animals."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitinase

Yeah,

Chitinase is a pathogenesis-related protein that hydrolyzes chitin, you can look at this article. Good luck

Which Kind of stress you mentioned? Is it about the sensitivity of enzyme towards physical and chemical environment? Can you please elaborate the question?

You can read these

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014181301500255X

http://www.nature.com/articles/srep14395

or other publications of our group on chitinase..

thanks

Hello Subhoshmita

These articles will be helpful for your study.

Please see

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311668087_Improvement_of_chitinase_Pachi_with_nematicidal_activities_by_random_mutagenesis

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282153514_Enhanced_nematicidal_potential_of_the_chitinase_pachi_from_Pseudomonas_aeruginosa_in_association_with_Cry21Aa

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275278845_Effects_of_domains_modification_on_the_catalytic_potential_of_chitinase_from_Pseudomonas_aeruginosa

Thanks regards

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