Chitinase activity from Candida albicans and its inhibition by allosamidin.
Published in Journal of General Microbiology
Candida albicans chitinase isolated using the Dyno-Mill disruption technique was characterized using an improved radiometric assay procedure. The enzyme had apparent temperature and pH optima of 45 degrees C and 6.5, respectively. The preparation yielded an apparent Km of 3.9 mg chitin ml-1 [17.6 mM-N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) equivalents] and V o...
