Abstract
The maximal carboxymethyl cellulase, filter paper (FP) cellulase and β-glucosidase activities achieved byPenicillium janthinellum grown in a fermenter were 60, 5 and 9 U/ml, respectively. Enzymic hydrolysis of 5m NaOH-pre-treated straw, cotton and FP was 57 to 58% in 48 h at 50°C, with glucose as the major product.
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Keskar, S.S. Cellulase production byPenicillium janthinellum . World J Microbiol Biotechnol 8, 534–535 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01201956
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01201956