Acidic mammalian chitinase (AMCase) is an enzyme that plays a significant role in the degradation of chitin, a biopolymer found in the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans, as well as in the ...

Chitinase inhibitors are gaining attention as a promising strategy for pest control in agriculture. These inhibitors target chitinases, enzymes that play a crucial role in the growth and ...

The chitinase from the rice proved to be a bad target for aptamers, because both the enzyme and the aptamer protein are negatively charged, so they repelled each other. However, the corn chitinase ...