Chitin Synthesis and Degradation in Crustaceans: A Genomic View and Application

Chitin is among the most important components of the crustacean cuticular exoskeleton and intestinal peritrophic matrix. With the progress of genomics and sequencing technology, a large number of gene sequences related to chitin metabolism have been deposited in the GenBank database in recent years....

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Published in:	Marine Drugs
Main Authors:	Xiaojun Zhang, Jianbo Yuan, Fuhua Li, Jianhai Xiang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Subjects:	crustacean chitin metabolism chitin synthase chitinase chitin synthesis degradation pathway
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/19/3/153