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Fungi have played an important role in biocontrol of insect pests. The chitinase enzyme is produced by fungi to degrade the substrate as a defense mechanism and quench nutrients for their survival under harsh environmental conditions. Different chitinase isomers are produced by fungi which exhibited different catalytic actions to breakdown the chitin.
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Senthilkumar, M., Amaresan, N., Sankaranarayanan, A. (2021). Isolation of Fungal Hydrolytic Enzyme: Chitinase. In: Plant-Microbe Interactions. Springer Protocols Handbooks. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1080-0_55
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