Chitosanase Gene Research Articles

Cloning and expression inStreptomyces lividans of a chitosanase-encoding gene from the actinomyceteKitasatosporia N174 isolated from soil

The chitosanase gene from a new soil isolate, the actinomyceteKitasatosporia N174, was cloned inStreptomyces lividans TK24. The enzyme expressed from the cloned gene had a molecular weight of approximately 29,500; an isoelectric point of 7.5 and was indistinguishable from the purified N174 chitosanase.