Chitinase DNA coding thereof and plants containing same

The present invention provides a novel class of plant chitinases, which have endo-chitinase activity, antifungal activity and a molecular weight of about 40 to 43 kDa as judged by Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate Polyacrylamide electrophoresis. The invention further provides antifungal compositions comprisin...

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Hauptverfasser: B. J. C. CORNELISSEN, M. APOTHEKER DE GROOT, J. F. BOL
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention provides a novel class of plant chitinases, which have endo-chitinase activity, antifungal activity and a molecular weight of about 40 to 43 kDa as judged by Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate Polyacrylamide electrophoresis. The invention further provides antifungal compositions comprising as active ingredient a chitinase according to the invention. According to a different aspect of the invention a isolated DNA sequence is provided which comprises an open reading frame encoding a novel chitinase. The invention also encompasses a plant expressible recombinant DNA sequence which comprises a DNA sequence encoding a chitinase according to the invention, as well as plant cells and plants which have such recombinant DNA incorporated into their genome.