However, in our work, this investigation
documents the purification and characterization of two
novel chitinases from B. cereus TKU027 for the fermented and
enzymatic production of chitin oligosaccharides. The fermented
production of chitin oligosaccharides has advantage of omitting
the procedure for purifying enzymes and helping decrease the
cost of chitin oligomers production. Nevertheless, the enzymatic
hydrolysis could obtain the chitin oligosaccharides with broader
distribution range than the fermented method. The above technologies
facilitate the potential use of this process in industrial
applications and functional foods.