Abstract
The specificity of chitinase C-1 of Streptomyces griseus HUT 6037 for the hydrolysis of the beta-1,4-glycosidic linkages in partially acetylated chitosan is different from that of other microbial chitinases. The chiC gene specifying chitinase C-1 was cloned and its nucleotide sequence determined in order to study the primary structure of this unique chitinase.