Cellulase is a member of glycoside hydrolase family and is produced by a number of cellulolytic microbes.[1][2]
Application
Cellulase from Aspergillus niger has been used:
in the preparation of the standardized solution to determine absolute cellulase levels[3]
in phosphate-citric acid buffer for activity assay[4]
in non-starch polysaccharide degrading enzyme cocktail for in vitro hydrolysis of defatted rice bran and in the approach to improve the nutritive value of poultry feed[4]
Biochem/physiol Actions
Cellulase from Aspergillus niger catalyzes the hydrolysis of endo-1,4-β-D-glycosidic linkages in cellulose, lichenin, barley glucan, and the cellooligosaccharides cellotriose to cellohexaose. It does not cleave cellobiose or p-nitrophenyl-β-D-glucoside. This enzyme will also cleave intact glycosaminoglycan from a core peptide by hydrolyzing the xylosyl serine linkage.
Unit Definition
1 U corresponds to the amount of enzymes which liberates 1 μmol glucose from carboxymethylcellulose per minute at pH 5.0 and 37°C
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Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 10(12) (2020-12-05)
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The use of surrogate standards as a QA/QC tool for routine analysis of microplastics in sewage sludge.
Philipp, et al.
The Science of the Total Environment, 835, 155485-155485 (2022)
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