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A comparative study on depolymerization of chitosan by proteolytic enzymes.

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Title A comparative study on depolymerization of chitosan by proteolytic enzymes.
 
Creator Vishu Kumar, A. B.
Tharanathan, R. N.
 
Subject 05 Enzymes
28 Meat, Fish & Poultry
 
Description Proteolytic enzymes such as pepsin, papain and pronase caused depolymerization of chitosan, a co-polysaccharide of glucosamine and
N-acetyl glucosamine residues linked by b-1,4-glycosidic bonds. The pH optima of these enzymes towards chitosanolysis were different
from that towards their own substrates, indicating the involvement of pH-sensitive conformational changes during specific and non-specific
activities. The depolymerization reaction obeyed Michaelis-Menten kinetics and Km and Vmax values indicated higher affinity of pepsin
towards chitosan. The chitosanolytic products were low molecular weight chitosans (LMWC, a major product), chitooligomers (COs) as well
as monomers. Low molecular weight chitosans had molecular weight in the range, 4.1–10.0 kDa depending on the reaction time. FT-IR
indicated a decrease in the degree of acetylation of LMWC. GPC and HPLC of COs showed a degree of polymerization of 2–8 with a
preponderance of di- to hexamer including monomers.
 
Date 2004
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/2451/1/Carbohydate_Polymers_Volume_58_No_3_275-283.pdf
Vishu Kumar, A. B. and Tharanathan, R. N. (2004) A comparative study on depolymerization of chitosan by proteolytic enzymes. Carbohydrate Polymers, 58 (3). pp. 275-283.