Disclosed is the DNA sequence of an enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of chitin to chitosan. The enxyme exhibits substantial homology to the rhizobial nodB protein.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
The subject application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 07/773,724, filed on Oct. 9, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,219,749 the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
A chitin deacetylase gene encoding a protein, a plasmid vector containing said gene and a transformant transformed with the plasmid vector. An object of the present invention is to make contribution to the industrial production of said enzyme, by cloning the gene of said enzyme to elucidate the structure of the gene and express the gene.
Disclosed is the DNA sequence of an enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of chitin to chitosan. The enzyme exhibits substantial homology to the rhizobial nodB protein.
