Table 1 Substrate specificity of chitinases from M. pulcherrima
From: Chitinous material bioconversion by three new chitinases from the yeast Mestchnikowia pulcherrima
Relative Activity (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chitinous Material | MW (kDa); DD (%) | MpChit35 | MpChit38 | MpChit41 |
Colloidal chitin | n.d; ≤ 5 | 100.0 ± 10.0 | 100.0 ± 11.2 | 100.0 ± 8.0 |
Chitosan CHIT50.1 | 75–125; ≥ 92 | 16.0 ± 2.0 | 14.0 ± 3.1 | 20.0 ± 5.3 |
Chitosan CHIT50.2 | 50–190; ≥ 75 | 72.2 ± 6.3 | 50.0 ± 2.4 | 72.0 ± 4.1 |
Chitosan CHIT100 | 100–300; ≥ 92 | 5.1 ± 1.2 | n.ad. | n.ad. |
Chitosan CHIT600 | 100–300; ≥ 92 | 10.0 ± 3.4 | n.ad. | n.ad. |