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ArticleScientific reports2021

Robust chitinolytic activity of crab-eating monkey (Macaca fascicularis) acidic chitinase under a broad pH and temperature range.

Maiko Uehara, Eri Tabata, Mikoto Okuda, Yukari Maruyama, Vaclav Matoska, Peter O Bauer, Fumitaka Oyama

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Maiko UeharaDepartment of Chemistry and Life Science, Kogakuin University, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0015, Japan.
Eri TabataDepartment of Chemistry and Life Science, Kogakuin University, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0015, Japan.
Mikoto OkudaDepartment of Chemistry and Life Science, Kogakuin University, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0015, Japan.
Yukari MaruyamaDepartment of Chemistry and Life Science, Kogakuin University, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0015, Japan.
Vaclav MatoskaLaboratory of Molecular Diagnostics, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Hematology and Immunology, Homolka Hospital, Roentgenova 37/2, Prague, 150 00, Czech Republic.
Peter O BauerLaboratory of Molecular Diagnostics, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Hematology and Immunology, Homolka Hospital, Roentgenova 37/2, Prague, 150 00, Czech Republic.
Fumitaka OyamaDepartment of Chemistry and Life Science, Kogakuin University, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0015, Japan. f-oyama@cc.kogakuin.ac.jp.
Kogakuin University · JPNa Homolce Hospital · CZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diet of the crab-eating monkey (Macaca fascicularis) consists of both plants and animals, including chitin-containing organisms such as crabs and insects. This omnivorous monkey has a high expression of acidic chitinase (CHIA) in the stomach and here, we report on its enzymatic properties under different conditions. When we compared with Mus musculus CHIA (Mm-CHIA), Macaca fascicularis CHIA (Mf-CHIA) exhibits higher chitinolytic activity at broad pH (1.0-7.0) and temperature (30-70 ℃) range. Interestingly, at its optimum pH (5.0), Mf-CHIA showed the highest activity at 65 °C while maintaining it at robust levels between 50 and 70 °C. The degradation efficiency of Mf-CHIA was superior to Mm-CHIA toward both polymeric chitin as well as an artificial chromogenic substrate. Our results show that unique features of Mf-CHIA including its thermostability warrant the nomination of this enzyme for potential agricultural and biomedical applications.

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AnimalsCarbohydratesChitinChitinasesEscherichia coliHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMacaca fascicularisMiceOligosaccharidesPolymersPolysaccharidesRecombinant ProteinsStomachTemperatureCarbohydratesChitinChitinasesOligosaccharidesPolymersPolysaccharidesRecombinant Proteins

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PMID34326426
PMCPMC8322401
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