The cellulases endoglucanase I and cellobiohydrolase II of Trichoderma reesei act synergistically to solubilize native cotton cellulose but not to decrease its molecular size

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2883-2887

  Kleman Leyer, Karen M ^a,b   Siika Aho, Matti ^c   Teeri, Tuula T ^b   Kent Kirk, T ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE 1,4 BETA CELLOBIOSIDASE; GLUCAN SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; COTTON; ENZYME MECHANISM; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR SIZE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SOLUBILITY; TRICHODERMA REESEI;

EID: 0029743877     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.8.2883-2887.1996     Document Type: Article

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