Chitinase: High activity chitinase for digesting chitin.

Applications: include: Agriculture, Waste Management, Bioconversion, Environmental and Marine.

Properties: Chitinase is a hydrolytic enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of chitin—a structural polysaccharide found in the exoskeletons of insects, crustaceans, and fungal cell walls—into low molecular weight oligomers and N-acetylglucosamine monomers. Key benefits of chitinase include its ability to facilitate the bioconversion of chitin-rich waste into valuable bioactive compounds, supporting sustainable waste management in marine and agricultural industries. It is also widely used in biotechnology and agriculture as an antifungal and biocontrol agent, helping to protect crops from fungal pathogens by degrading their cell walls. In addition, chitinase finds applications in the production of pharmaceuticals, biofertilisers, and single-cell protein. Its enzymatic efficiency, substrate specificity, and potential for integration into environmentally friendly processes make chitinase a valuable tool in industrial biotechnology and green chemistry.

Reaction:

Chitin + H₂O → N-acetyl-D-glucosamine oligomers and monomers

• Activity: 10,000 U/mg *
• Appearance & Density: Dark brown liquid, 1.1–1.25 g/L
• Certification: Non-food grade
• Temperature Range: 15–60°C
• pH Range: 4.0–8.0

* where 1 unit is defined as the amount of enzyme required to release 1 μmol of N-acetylglucosamine per minute under defined conditions