Enzymatic treatments as alternative to produce chitin fragments of low molecular weight from Alternaria alternata

ABSTRACT Chitin and its oligosaccharides are involved in the plant defense response against fungal pathogens. In most studies, these molecules come from crustacean shell, and there are scarce studies on the use of fungal chitin. Usually the extraction of chitin is by alkaline treatments, which affec...

Ausführliche Beschreibung