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SUBMITTER: Tabata E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5532213 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tabata Eri E Kashimura Akinori A Wakita Satoshi S Ohno Misa M Sakaguchi Masayoshi M Sugahara Yasusato Y Kino Yoshihiro Y Matoska Vaclav V Bauer Peter O PO Oyama Fumitaka F
Scientific reports 20170727 1
Chitin, a polymer of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc), functions as a major structural component in crustaceans, insects and fungi and is the second most abundant polysaccharide in the nature. Although these chitin-containing organisms have been suggested as novel animal feed resources, chitin has long been considered as indigestible fibers in the animal body. Recently, we reported that acidic chitinase (Chia) is a protease-resistant major glycosidase in mouse gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and tha ...[more]