A novel chitin catabolic pathway in the hyperthermophilic archaeon.

Accession number;04A0258630
Title;A novel chitin catabolic pathway in the hyperthermophilic archaeon.
Author; FUKUI TOSHIAKI (Kyoto Univ., Graduate School, JPN) TANAKA TAKESHI (School of Sci. and Technol., Kansai Gakuin Univ., JPN) ATOMI HARUYUKI (Kyoto Univ., Graduate School, JPN) IMANAKA TADAYUKI (Kyoto Univ., Graduate School, JPN)
Journal Title;Abstracts. Symposium on Biofunctional Chemistry
Journal Code:L0836A
ISSN:
VOL.18th;NO.;PAGE.96-97(2003)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.1, REF.3
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;We found that the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakaraensis KOD1 possess a novel chitinolytic pathway consisting of multidomain chitinase, .BETA.-glucosaminidase, GlcNAc2 deacetylase, and GlcN-6P deaminase. (author abst.)