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Hemicellulases and an endoglucanase from seven different fungi were assessed for their potential to solubilze mannan and xylan from softwood sulfite dissolving pulps. A xylanase from Thermomyces lanuginosus and a mannanase from Sclerotium rolfsii acted synergistically on the pulp solubilizing 50% more mannan and 11% more xylan than did the individual enzymes. The addition of an endoglucanase further increased both the amount of xylan and mannan that was solubilized from the pulp.
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Gübitz, G., Lischnig, T., Stebbing, D. et al. Enzymatic removal of hemicellulose from dissolving pulps. Biotechnology Letters 19, 491–495 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018364731600
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