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Adjective

chitosanolytic ‎(not comparable)

1. (biochemistry) That hydrolyzes chitosans
   • 2016 March 4, “Characterization of a Chitosanase from Jelly Fig ( Ficus awkeotsang Makino) Latex and Its Application in the Production of Water-Soluble Low Molecular Weight Chitosans”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0150490:

     Chitinolytic activity staining analysis confirmed that the protein with a molecular mass of 20.5 kDa was a chitosanolytic enzyme exhibiting both chitosanase activity (Fig 2B ) and chitinase activity (Fig 2C ).

Related terms

• chitosanase