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Enzymes and mechanisms involved in microbial cellulolysis

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Biochemistry of microbial degradation

Abstract

Cellulose-degrading enzymes have been studied with a new intensity in the last 10 years. To some extent this interest is connected with potential oil shortages in the next century and the realisation that forest, agricultural and municipal wastes can be converted into ethanol from glucose generated by cellulose-degrading enzyme systems. However, there is now an appreciation that a more immediate use for cellulose-degrading enzymes may be found in industries that are involved in processing paper and pulp, feed and food. In these industries the emphasis is on the controlled degradation of the cellulose in the plant cell wall and this has placed a new importance on the need for a better understanding on the multiple enzymes that comprise the cellulose-degrading system of some bacteria and fungi. A sound understanding of the enzymes and their modes of action is an essential prerequisite for using the cellulases with maximum effectiveness in these industrial processes. However, the same understanding is needed for meaningful improvements in other areas, such as the digestibility of feedstuffs in the animal and in soil fertility.

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