title: Detection and quantification of N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase, chitobiosidase, and endochitinase in solutions and on gels.
abstract: Procedures are described for the direct assay of N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase (EC 3.2.1.30), chitobiosidase, and endochitinase (EC 3.2.1.14) after separation on starch or polyacrylamide electrophoresis gels. The enzymes were visualized as fluorescent bands by using an agarose overlay containing 4-methylumbelliferyl derivatives of N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide, beta-D-N,N'-di-acetylchitobioside, or beta-D-N,N',N"-triacetylchitotriose for N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, chitobiosidase, or endochitinase, respectively. For quantitative assay of N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase and chitobiosidase in solutions, a rapid technique using nitrophenyl-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide and nitrophenyl-beta-D-N,N'-diacetyl-chitobiose, respectively, was used. Endochitinase activity was quantitatively measured by determining the percentage reduction in turbidity of a reaction mixture that contained purified colloidal chitin. Trichoderma harzianum strain P1 was shown to produce three kinds of chitinolytic enzymes, and there were multiple forms of some of these.
authors.affiliation: Department of Horticultural Sciences, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva 14456.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tronsmo
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Harman
mesh_terms: D000118:Acetylglucosaminidase / Q000032:analysis*; D002688:Chitinases / Q000032:analysis*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005782:Gels; D006596:Hexosaminidases / Q000032:analysis*; D012996:Solutions; D014242:Trichoderma / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D005782:Gels; D012996:Solutions; C079639:1,4-beta-chitobiosidase; D006596:Hexosaminidases; D002688:Chitinases; D000118:Acetylglucosaminidase