... the present analysis of enzymatic properties of ChiG, or by our analysis of the ChiG and ChiCstructures.Despite the deletion of the B-loop, the two putativecatalytic residues Glu68 and Glu77 ... violet) and a small, presumablyamorphous, subfraction of a-chitin and b-chitin, but was not capable of degrading crystalline chitin completely. The crystal structures of chitinaseG and a related ... thatcatalyze the hydrolysis of chitin, a carbohydrate poly-mer of 1,4-b-linked GlcNAc. Chitin is found in thecuticle of insect shells, in shells of crustaceans, and inthe cell walls of many fungi, making...