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Hydrolysis of cellulose materials during successive treatment with cellulase from Penicillium funiculosum

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Cellulase from Penicillium funiculosum exhibited different hydrolysis tendencies when acting on cellulose materials. Successive addition of fresh cellulase to enzymatic pre-treated substrates showed foolscap paper to be the most susceptible for enzymatic hydrolysis followed by filter paper, newsprint and microcrystalline cellulose.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical University of Southern Africa, South Africa

    Jacobus P.H. van Wyk & Anita C. Botha

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van Wyk, J.P., Botha, A.C. Hydrolysis of cellulose materials during successive treatment with cellulase from Penicillium funiculosum. Biotechnology Letters 19, 687–689 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018303201983

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