title: [The expression, purification and activity analysis of the rice chitinase gene in Escherichia coli].
abstract: The cloned cDNA sequence of rice (Oryza sativa L. Cpslo17) chitinase gene Oschi was cloned, (which was registered in GenBank, the accession number: EU045451) ligated with the expression vector pGEX-4T-1, and transformed into E. coli BL21(DE3). The expression of Oschi was induced by IPTG, and the conditions were optimized. After purification the in vitro activity of Oschi chitinase was analyzed, and the results indicated that it could efficiently degrade chitin.
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, Guangdong Institute of Education, Guangzhou 510303, China.
authors.forename: Aikui
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Lujun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jianming
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Dongru
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Jinfa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002686:Chitin / Q000378:metabolism; D002688:Chitinases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012275:Oryza / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D002686:Chitin; D002688:Chitinases