chitinase

enzymes which degrade or break chitin
ChemicalSubstance group_or_class_of_enzymes Q424099
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chitinase

Summary

chitinase is a group or class of enzymes[1]. chitinase ranks in the top 5% of group_or_class_of_enzymes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • chitinase's instance of is recorded as group or class of enzymes[3].
  • chitinase's subclass of is recorded as glycoside hydrolase superfamily[4].
  • chitinase's subclass of is recorded as hydrolase, hydrolyzing O-glycosyl compounds[5].
  • chitinase's Commons category is recorded as Chitinases[6].
  • chitinase's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D002688[7].
  • chitinase's EC enzyme number is recorded as 3.2.1.14[8].
  • chitinase's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bssj[9].
  • chitinase's MeSH tree code is recorded as D08.811.277.450.207[10].
  • chitinase's molecular function is recorded as chitinase activity[11].
  • chitinase's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0136444[12].
  • chitinase's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03174689n[13].
  • chitinase's exact match is recorded as http://www.cazy.org/fam/GH19.html[14].
  • chitinase's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0008145[15].
  • chitinase's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780778831[16].
  • chitinase's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2780778831[17].
  • chitinase's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as quitinasa[18].

Why It Matters

chitinase ranks in the top 5% of group_or_class_of_enzymes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2] chitinase has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] chitinase is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . InterPro release 2019-Nov-12. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_chitinase_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{chitinase}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/chitinase}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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