[New cellulases efficiently hydrolyzing lignocellulose pulp].

A A Skomarovskiĭ; A V Markov; A V Gusakov; E G Kondrat'eva; O N Okunev; A O Bekkerevich; V Iu Matys; A P Sinitsyn

PubMed · 17168296

[New cellulases efficiently hydrolyzing lignocellulose pulp].

A A Skomarovskiĭ·A V Markov·A V Gusakov·E G Kondrat'eva·O N Okunev·A O Bekkerevich·V Iu Matys·A P Sinitsyn

Abstract

Commercial and pilot enzyme preparations from fungi of the genera Penicillium and Trichoderma have been compared with regard to their action on conifer wood pretreated with acidified aqueous ethanol (organosolve). In most experiments, enzymes from the genus Penicillium allowed higher yields of reducing sugars and glucose than those from Trichoderma. High beta-glucosidase activity is essential for deep pulp hydrolysis.

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A A Skomarovskiĭ, A V Markov, A V Gusakov, E G Kondrat'eva, O N Okunev, A O Bekkerevich, V Iu Matys, A P Sinitsyn. [New cellulases efficiently hydrolyzing lignocellulose pulp].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17168296/

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