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Production and properties of carboxymethylcellulase (endo-1,4-β-glucanase) fromCurvularia lunata

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An extracellular carboxymethylcellulase (endo-1,4-β-glucanase) fromCurvularia lunata, grown at 30°C with an initial pH of 6.0, had optimal activity at pH 4.8 and 50°C. The enzyme was unstable above 50°C. The enzyme had aK m for carboxymethylcellulose of 0.97 g/l and aV max of 5.4 IU/ml.

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  1. Biochemical Engineering Research and Process Development Centre, Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39A, Post Box 1304, 160 014, Chandigarh, India

    U. C. Banerjee

  2. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 66047, Lawrence, KS, USA

    S. Chakrabarti

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Banerjee, U.C., Chakrabarti, S. Production and properties of carboxymethylcellulase (endo-1,4-β-glucanase) fromCurvularia lunata . World J Microbiol Biotechnol 8, 423–424 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01198758

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