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Table 1 Kinetic parameters of CHI II on different chitin substrates

From: Molecular cloning, expression and biochemical characterisation of a cold-adapted novel recombinant chitinase from Glaciozyma antarctica PI12

 

Vmax

(μmole μg-1 h-1)

Km

(mg ml-1)

Kcat

s-1

kcat/Km

ml mg-1 s-1

Colloidal chitin

3.559

27.918

0.915

0.0328

Swollen chitin

2.695

13.83

0.693

0.0501

Carboxymethyl chitosan

2.725

26.79

0.701

0.0262