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. 1993 Feb;59(2):620–622. doi: 10.1128/aem.59.2.620-622.1993

Purification and properties of a thermostable chitinase from Streptomyces thermoviolaceus OPC-520.

H Tsujibo 1, K Minoura 1, K Miyamoto 1, H Endo 1, M Moriwaki 1, Y Inamori 1
PMCID: PMC202156  PMID: 8434929

Abstract

A chitinase was purified from the culture filtrate of Streptomyces thermoviolaceus OPC-520. The enzyme showed a high optimum temperature (70 to 80 degrees C), a high optimum pH level (8.0 to 10.0), and heat stability. This enzyme showed high sequence homology with chitinases from Serratia marcescens QMB1466 and Bacillus circulans WL-12.

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