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Reaction Kinetics, Molecular Action, and Mechanisms of Cellulolytic Proteins

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Recent Progress in Bioconversion of Lignocellulosics

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Abstract

Cellulolytic proteins form a complex of enzymes that work together to depolymerize cellulose to the soluble products cellobiose and glucose. Fundamental studies on their molecular mechanisms have been facilitated by advances in molecular biology. These studies have shown homology between cellulases from different microorganisms, and common mechanisms between enzymes whose modes of action have sometimes been viewed as being different, as suggested by the distribution of soluble products. A more complete picture of the cellulolytic action of these proteins has emerged and combines the physical and chemical characteristics of solid cellulose substrates with the specialized structure and function of the cellulases that break it down. This chapter combines the fundamentals of cellulose structure with enzyme function in a manner that relates the cellulose binding and biochemical kinetics at the catalytic site of the proteins to the macroscopic behavior of cellulase enzyme systems.

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    Nathan S. Mosier, Phillip Hall & Michael R. Ladisch

  2. Textile Science, Consumer Sciences and Retailing, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA

    Christine M. Ladisch

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Mosier, N.S., Hall, P., Ladisch, C.M., Ladisch, M.R. (1999). Reaction Kinetics, Molecular Action, and Mechanisms of Cellulolytic Proteins. In: Tsao, G.T., et al. Recent Progress in Bioconversion of Lignocellulosics. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 65. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-49194-5_2

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