Marine chitinase AfChi: green defense management against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and anthracnose.

Rajesh K M, Keyur Raval, Ritu Raval

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Rajesh K MDepartment of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.

Keyur RavalDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Mangalore, Karnataka, 575025, India. keyurnraval@nitk.edu.in.

Ritu RavalDepartment of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India. ritu.raval@manipal.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1297-3291

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Abstract

Anthracnose disease, caused by the Colletotrichum gloeosporioides species, affects vegetables, fruits, pulses, and cereals, leading to significant economic losses worldwide. Although many synthetic fungicides are used to control this pathogen, eco-friendly biological alternatives are gaining popularity. This study focuses on isolating and purifying chitinase ( Af Chi)from a marine bacterium and testing its antifungal efficacy against C. gloeosporioides spore germination by targeting the chitin in the fungal cell wall. The chitinase was purified from a marine bacterium A. faecalis from the Arabian Sea and had a molecular mass of 45 kDa and a specific activity of 84.6 U/mg. Af Chi worked best at 50 °C and pH 7.0 in Tris HCl buffer. Na

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Colletotrichum gloeosporioidesHalophilic chitinaseMarine sedimentSemi synthetic colloidal chitin agar (SSCA)Spore germination inhibition

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PMID39567443

DOI10.1186/s13568-024-01786-1

PMCPMC11579262

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