The book deals with chitanse production by actinomycetes by solid state fermentation. Actinomycetes have been widely exploited group of microorganisms in the production of secondary metabolites and enzymes of commercial importance. Chitinases have received attention as they have been widely used as biocontrol agents for suppression of pathogenic fungi, mosquito control, mycolytic enzyme preparation, fungal protoplast technology, preparation of chito-oligosaccharides, glucosamine, and, cytochemical localization of chitin/chitosan using chitinase-chitosanase-gold complexes, production of...