Chitin degradation by Synechococcus WH7803Show others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: Scientific Reports, E-ISSN 2045-2322, Vol. 13, no 1, article id 19944
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Abstract [en]
Chitin is an abundant, carbon-rich polymer in the marine environment. Chitinase activity has been detected in spent media of Synechococcus WH7803 cultures—yet it was unclear which specific enzymes were involved. Here we delivered a CRISPR tool into the cells via electroporation to generate loss-of-function mutants of putative candidates and identified ChiA as the enzyme required for the activity detected in the wild type.
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Springer Nature, 2023. Vol. 13, no 1, article id 19944
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Botany
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-216889DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47332-0ISI: 001167946400068PubMedID: 37968300Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85176434547OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-216889DiVA, id: diva2:1818691
2023-12-122023-12-122025-04-24Bibliographically approved