Production and characterization of a thermostable antifungal chitinase secreted by the filamentous fungus under submerged fermentation.

The filamentous fungus produced extracellular antifungal chitinase when cultured under submerged fermentation (SbmF) using crab shells as the carbon source. Maximal chitinase production was achieved at 192 h of cultivation using minimal medium containing 1% chitin. The enzyme was purified 1.

Secretome Analysis of Metarhizium anisopliae Under Submerged Conditions Using Bombyx mori Chrysalis to Induce Expression of Virulence-Related Proteins.

The entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae is used to control insect pests. This species is specialized for the secretion of an enzymatic complex consisting of proteases, lipases, and chitinases related to pathogenicity and virulence. In this context, the secretomes of strains IBCB 167 and IBCB 384 of M.