Journal ArticleAuthors : Díaz, Roberto Efraín (2023)
Chitin is an abundant biopolymer and pathogen-associated molecular pattern that
stimulates a host innate immune response. Mammals express chitin-binding and chitin-degrading
proteins to remove chitin from the body. One of these proteins, Acidic Mammalian Chitinase
(AMCase), is an enzyme known for its ability to function under acidic conditions in the stomach
but is also active in tissues with more neutral pHs, such as the lung. Here, w...