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Literature summary for 3.2.1.14 extracted from

  • Meruvu, H.; Donthireddy, S.R.
    Purification and characterization of an antifungal chitinase from Citrobacter freundii str. nov. haritD11 (2014), Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol., 172, 196-205.
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Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
64000
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x * 64000, SDS-PAGE Citrobacter freundii

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Citrobacter freundii
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str. nov.
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Citrobacter freundii haritD11
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str. nov.
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
native enzyme 7.3fold by ammonium sulfate fractionation, dialysis, and gel filtration Citrobacter freundii

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
140.6
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purified enzyme, pH 8.0, 35°C, substrate colloidal chitin Citrobacter freundii

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
colloidal chitin + H2O
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Citrobacter freundii ?
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?
colloidal chitin + H2O
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Citrobacter freundii haritD11 ?
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?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
? x * 64000, SDS-PAGE Citrobacter freundii

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
35 40
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Citrobacter freundii

Temperature Range [°C]

Temperature Minimum [°C] Temperature Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
25 65 activity range, profile overview Citrobacter freundii

Temperature Stability [°C]

Temperature Stability Minimum [°C] Temperature Stability Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
25 65 highest stability at 40°C, over 80% activity at 25-50°C, 50% activity remaining at 60°C, 30% at 65°C, profile overview Citrobacter freundii

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
8
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Citrobacter freundii

pH Range

pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
5 9.5 activity range, profile overview Citrobacter freundii

pH Stability

pH Stability pH Stability Maximum Comment Organism
additional information
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the purified enzyme is very stable at alkaline pH Citrobacter freundii
5 9.5 highest stability at pH 8.5, over 80% activity at pH 6.0-9.2, 70% activity remaining at pH 9.5, 25% at pH 5.0, profile overview Citrobacter freundii

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
physiological function the purified antifungal alkaline chitinase exhibits remarkable antifungal activity against pathogenic fungi Aspergillus flavus MTCC 2798 and Aspergillus niger MTCC 9652 Citrobacter freundii