Re: Molecular Biology of CP
Ben Levin (benjinsl@astro.ocis.temple.edu)
Wed, 28 Aug 1996 10:37:50 -0400 (EDT)
> rather difficult (of course not impossible!) to construct an enzyme
> degrading insect cell-walls *and* keeping plant cell-walls intact(!).
>
> Kind regards
> Jan
I believe there are Nepethes associated bacteria that exhibit chitinase
activity. Since plants don't have chitin in their cell walls (AFAIK)
this would only degrade the insect exoskeletons and not the plants cell
walls (made mostly of cellulose).
Ben.