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A new chitinase gene, chi92, encoding the largest known chitinase from Streptomyces olivaceoviridisATCC 11238 was sequenced by means of different PCR-methods. The cloned gene was expressed in E. coliand the recombinant protein could be detected by Western-blot analysis. The multiplicity of chitinolytic enzymes of this strain is discussed.
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Li, H., Plattner, H., Schimz, KL. et al. Cloning, sequencing and heterologous expression of a new chitinase gene, chi92, from Streptomyces olivaceoviridis ATCC 11238. Biotechnology Letters 22, 1203–1209 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005694532044
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