Effect of glycoside hydrolase 18 chitinase on alternately β-1,4-linked glucose and N-acetylglucosamine derived from the sulfur-oxidizing bacterium Thiothrix nivea.
The filamentous sulfur-oxidizing bacterium Thiothrix nivea produces glucosaminoglucan (GG), which is β-1,4-linked copolymer of glucose and glucosamine. GG is a major component of the sheath which covers the bacterial filament, and the bacterium uses CO2 and organic acids as carbon sources in the presence of H2S. Simila...