MoChia1 is a family 18 glycoside hydrolase from the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae, that releases reducing-end GlcNAc from chitin oligosaccharides
Takayuki Ohnuma, Syun Imaoka, Chikara Kataoka, Teruki Yoshimoto, Ryuta Okada, Toru Takeda, Tamo Fukamizo, Shohei Sakuda, Makoto Ogata
This paper identifies MoChia1, a GH18 chitinase from Magnaporthe oryzae, which specifically hydrolyzes chitin oligosaccharides at the reducing end and is inhibited by allosamidin.
bioRxiv · Dec 11, 2025 · PreprintBiochemistry