title: Characterization and identification of chitinase producing Streptomyces venezuelae P10.
abstract: In an attempt to isolate chitinase producers from soil, a streptomycete strain was found potent using natural chitin as the substrate. Chitinolytic activity was tested directly on agar plates, also with crude enzyme. Chitinase assay showed that the isolate could produce 0.8 U/ml of the enzyme. The morphological, cultural, physiological and biochemical characters of the isolate P10 were studied, and identified as Streptomyces venezuelae P10.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Department of Botany, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan 731 235, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D000117:Acetylglucosamine / Q000737:chemistry; D000362:Agar / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001216:Asparagine / Q000737:chemistry; D003386:Brachyura; D002686:Chitin / Q000737:chemistry; D002688:Chitinases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D003102:Colloids / Q000737:chemistry; D005947:Glucose / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000201:enzymology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D002686:Chitin; D001216:Asparagine; D000362:Agar; D002688:Chitinases; D005947:Glucose; D000117:Acetylglucosamine