Product Overview :
Chitin is widely found in crustacean shells, insect exoskeletons, mollusk tissues, and fungal cell walls. Chitinase (EC 3.2.1.14) catalyzes chitin hydrolysis and plays a role in antifungal defense, making it a research focus in plant protection.
Chitinase hydrolyzes chitin to produce N-acetylglucosamine, which reacts with p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde to form a red compound with maximum absorbance at 585 nm. The rate of absorbance increase reflects enzyme activity.
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