| IED ID | IndEnz0009000257 | 
| Enzyme Type ID | chitinase000257 | 
| Protein Name | 
                        
                            
                                Chitinase A  CHI-A EC 3.2.1.14  | 
                    
| Gene Name | chiA | 
| Organism | Pseudoalteromonas piscicida | 
| Taxonomic Lineage | cellular organisms Bacteria Proteobacteria Gammaproteobacteria Alteromonadales Pseudoalteromonadaceae Pseudoalteromonas Pseudoalteromonas piscicida | 
| Enzyme Sequence | MKLNKITSYIGFALLSGGALAAPSTPTLDWQPQQYSFVEVNVDGLGSYKQLVKAKDVVDISIKWNAWSGSGGDNYKVYFDDLLVNQGSLPAGTKSGVVQFPYTKSGRHQLYLELCEGTVCARSAGKEIVIADTDGAHLAPLPMNVDPNNRNNGTIPGRVTGAYFVEWGIYGRNYDVTKIPAHNLSHILYGFIPICGPNESLKSIEIGNSWRALQTACADSQDYEVVIHDPWAAVQKSMPGVDAKDPIRGVYSQLMALKQRYPDLKILPSVGGWTLSDPFHGFTNKANRDTFVASVKQFLKTWKFYDGVDIDWEFPGGDGPNPDLGDPINDGPAYVALMQELRAMLDELEAETGRQYELTSAIGAGYDKIEDVDYQAAQQYMDYIFAMTYDFYGAWNNETGHQTGIYCGSHLSTDECNGTGVDDNGVPRKGPAYTGDHAIQLLLQQGVQPSKLVMGVAMYGRGWEGVLDANAAIPGNPMTAPGNGPLTGSTSEGVWEPGIMDYKAIAANAVGQGGSGVNGYEVGYDEQAQAAYVWNRSNGKLITYDSPRSVIAKGQYANTHQLAGLFGWEIDADNGDILNAMYDGLTAGEIPNRAPTIGVSGPINVTSGQVVNVDAQASDLDNDPLTYSWVAAPGLALSANNTAAVAVTAPSVAQQTSYDLTVTVNDGALSTTKTIVVVVNPEGANAAPVVTPVSDISVNEGASATVNVSATDPEGAALSYSWSVPAELSVANGSSATITAANVTADTTVPVTVTVSDGVNAVDTTFNVTIKDGAEYPTWDRSTVYVGGDRVIHNSNVFEAKWWTQGEEPGTADVWKAVTN | 
| Enzyme Length | 820 | 
| Uniprot Accession Number | P32823 | 
| Absorption | |
| Active Site | ACT_SITE 313; /note=Proton donor; /evidence=ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU01258 | 
| Activity Regulation | ACTIVITY REGULATION: Stimulated by magnesium ions; inhibited by N-bromosuccinimide and 2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzyl bromide. | 
| Binding Site | |
| Calcium Binding | |
| catalytic Activity | CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: Reaction=Random endo-hydrolysis of N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide (1->4)-beta-linkages in chitin and chitodextrins.; EC=3.2.1.14; | 
| DNA Binding | |
| EC Number | 3.2.1.14 | 
| Enzyme Function | |
| Temperature Dependency | BIOPHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES: Temperature dependence: Optimum temperature is 50 degrees Celsius.; | 
| PH Dependency | BIOPHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES: pH dependence: Optimum pH is 8.0.; | 
| Pathway | |
| nucleotide Binding | |
| Features | Active site (1); Chain (1); Domain (1); Signal peptide (1) | 
| Keywords | Carbohydrate metabolism;Chitin degradation;Direct protein sequencing;Glycosidase;Hydrolase;Polysaccharide degradation;Signal | 
| Interact With | |
| Induction | |
| Subcellular Location | |
| Modified Residue | |
| Post Translational Modification | |
| Signal Peptide | SIGNAL 1..21; /evidence=ECO:0000269|PubMed:1464065 | 
| Structure 3D | |
| Cross Reference PDB | - | 
| Mapped Pubmed ID | - | 
| Motif | |
| Gene Encoded By | |
| Mass | 87,346 | 
| Kinetics | |
| Metal Binding | |
| Rhea ID | |
| Cross Reference Brenda |