COMPOSITIONS OF CHITIN-DEGRADING ENZYME, REACTION SOLUTION FOR CHITIN DEGRADATION, AND METHODS FOR PREPARING SACCHARIDES

摘要

To provide compositions of a chitin-degrading enzyme, a reaction solution for chitin degradation and methods for producing saccharides, which can improve the saccharification efficiency of the chitin-degrading enzyme in a simple process and can achieve a high product yield when silica is applied in the reaction system with a chitin-degrading enzyme.SOLUTION: The chitin-degrading enzyme composition of the invention comprises a chitinase being a chitin-hydrolyzing enzyme, silica or a silica-containing material and a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound.SELECTED DRAWING: None