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The saccharification efficiency of cellulase from the thermophilic actinomycete Microbispora bispora was evaluated using commercially available feedstocks. The enzyme preparation was effective against refuse derived cellulose with 30% being converted to glucose in a 24 hour period. Pretreatment of the refuse with cadoxen resulted in an increase in saccharification efficiency to 70%.
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Waldron, C.R., Eveleigh, D.E. Saccharification of cellulosics by Microbispora bispora . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 24, 487–492 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00250328
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