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{{ | [[Image:1ffq.png|left|200px|thumb|Crystal Structure of Chitinase I from ''Serratia marcescens'' complex with inhibitor, [[1ffq]]]] | ||
{{STRUCTURE_1ffq| PDB=1ffq | SIZE=300| SCENE=Chitinases/Cv/1 |right|CAPTION=Chitinase I from ''Serratia marcescens'' complex with inhibitor, [[1ffq]] }} | |||
Chitinases cleave the beta-1-4-glycosidic bond between the N-acetyl-D-glucosamine units of which chitin is comprised. Chitinases are present in plants, bacteria and fungi. | [[Chitinases]] cleave the beta-1-4-glycosidic bond between the N-acetyl-D-glucosamine units of which chitin is comprised. Chitinases are present in plants, bacteria and fungi. The first chitinase structures were solved in 1994, from a bacterium ([[1ctn]]) and a plant ([[2hvm]]). A mechanism for chitin cleavage was proposed based on several structures and was later confirmed. | ||
The first chitinase structures were solved in 1994, from a bacterium ([[1ctn]]) and a plant ([[2hvm]]). A mechanism for chitin cleavage was proposed based on several structures and was later confirmed. | |||
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Chitinases cleave the beta-1-4-glycosidic bond between the N-acetyl-D-glucosamine units of which chitin is comprised. Chitinases are present in plants, bacteria and fungi. The first chitinase structures were solved in 1994, from a bacterium (1ctn) and a plant (2hvm). A mechanism for chitin cleavage was proposed based on several structures and was later confirmed.
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