PARTIAL-PURIFICATION AND PROPERTIES OF EXTRACELLULAR CHITINASE PRODUCED BY ACREMONIUM-OBCLAVATUM, AN ANTAGONIST TO THE GROUNDNUT RUST, PUCCINIA-ARACHIDIS

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作者
GUNARATNA, KR [1 ]
BALASUBRAMANIAN, R [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MADRAS, CTR ADV STUDY BOT, GUINDY CAMPUS, MADRAS 600025, TAMIL NADU, INDIA
关键词
ACREMONIUM-OBCLAVATUM; CHITINASE; PUCCINIA-ARACHIDIS; UREDOSPORES;
D O I
10.1007/BF00414876
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
An extracellular chitinase of Acremonium obclavatum was partially purified. It had an M(r) of 45 kDa on SDS-PAGE, and was optimally active at pH 3 to 4 and 50-degrees-C. Hg and Mn (10 mm) inhibited activity. The chitinase hydrolysed colloidal chitin more rapidly than crude chitin or isolated A. obclavatum cell walls. The partially-purified enzyme inhibited uredospore germination and germ-tube growth of Puccinia arachidis.
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