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Bacterial chitinases are a subject of intense scientific research due to their biotechnological applications, particularly their use as biological pesticides against phytopathogenic fungi as a green alternative to avoid the use of synthetic pesticides. Bacillus cereus sensu lato B25 is a rhizospheric bacterium that is a proven antagonist of Fusarium verticillioides, a major fungal pathogen of maize. This bacterium produces two chitinases that degrade the fungal cell wall and inhibit its growth. In this work, we used a heterologous expression system to purify both enzymes to investigate their biochemical traits in terms of Km, Vmax, optimal pH and temperature. ChiA and ChiB work as exochitinases, but ChiB exhibited a dual substrate activity and it is also an endochitinase. In this work, the direct addition of these chitinases inhibited fungal conidial germination and therefore they may play a major role in the antagonism against F. verticillioides.

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Biochemical characterization of two chitinases from <i>Bacillus cereus sensu lato</i> B25 with antifungal activity against <i>Fusarium verticillioides</i> P03

Biochemical characterization of two chitinases from Bacillus cereus sensu lato B25 with antifungal activity against Fusarium verticillioides P03