ID   CHI2_CAPAA              Reviewed;          13 AA.
AC   P86079;
DT   10-FEB-2009, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT   10-FEB-2009, sequence version 1.
DT   11-DEC-2019, entry version 16.
DE   RecName: Full=Endochitinase 2 {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P24091};
DE            EC=3.2.1.14;
DE   Flags: Fragment;
OS   Capsicum annuum var. annuum (Red pepper).
OC   Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta;
OC   Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae;
OC   asterids; lamiids; Solanales; Solanaceae; Solanoideae; Capsiceae; Capsicum.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=40321;
RN   [1] {ECO:0000305}
RP   PROTEIN SEQUENCE.
RA   Gomez Ros L.V., Almagro L., Ros Barcelo A., Pedreno M.A.;
RL   Submitted (JUL-2008) to UniProtKB.
CC   -!- FUNCTION: Defense against chitin-containing fungal pathogens.
CC       {ECO:0000305}.
CC   -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY:
CC       Reaction=Random endo-hydrolysis of N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide
CC         (1->4)-beta-linkages in chitin and chitodextrins.; EC=3.2.1.14;
CC         Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P24091};
CC   -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 19 family. Chitinase
CC       class I subfamily. {ECO:0000255}.
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DR   GO; GO:0004568; F:chitinase activity; IEA:UniProtKB-EC.
DR   GO; GO:0006032; P:chitin catabolic process; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   GO; GO:0006952; P:defense response; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR   GO; GO:0000272; P:polysaccharide catabolic process; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
PE   1: Evidence at protein level;
KW   Carbohydrate metabolism; Chitin degradation; Direct protein sequencing;
KW   Glycosidase; Hydrolase; Hydroxylation; Plant defense;
KW   Polysaccharide degradation.
FT   CHAIN           <1..>13
FT                   /note="Endochitinase 2"
FT                   /id="PRO_0000362989"
FT   UNSURE          3
FT                   /note="I or L"
FT   UNSURE          5
FT                   /note="F or M"
FT   UNSURE          7
FT                   /note="M or F"
FT   UNSURE          10
FT                   /note="Q or K"
FT   UNSURE          13
FT                   /note="K or Q"
FT   NON_TER         1
FT   NON_TER         13
SQ   SEQUENCE   13 AA;  1579 MW;  2EBAE4DB84AEA683 CRC64;
     SAIWFWMTPQ SPK