Cellulase refers to a group of enzymes which, acting together, hydrolyze cellulose. The b-glucosidases, including cellobiose, are primarily active on the smaller molecular weight cellulose hydrolysates. During cellulose breakdown they are active on the dimers and oligomers of cellulose.
Cellulase is used for commercial food processing in coffee. It performs hydrolysis of cellulose during drying of beans. Furthermore, cellulases are widely used in textile industry and in laundry detergents. They have also been used in the pulp and paper industry for various purposes, and they are even used for pharmaceutical applications. Cellulase is used in the fermentation of biomass into biofuels, although this process is relatively experimental at present. Cellulase is used as a treatment for phytobezoars, a form of cellulose bezoar found in the human Stomach. Cellulase, has been used in a study to examine supra-molecular structural features of cellulose during enzymatic hydrolysis using CP/MAS 13C NMR spectra in combination with line-fitting analysis.
Specific Activity: >16,000 u/g of filter paper decomposing activity
Key Applications: Enzymes, Inhibitors, Substrates
Application Areas: Molecular biology; Cell biology
Product Type: Proteins, Enzymes & Peptides
Presentation: Tan Free Flowing Powder
Format: Powder
pH: Optimum pH: Varies with the substrate in the range 4.2 - 5.2.(Lit.)
Solubility: Readily soluble in water.
Storage & Handling: Store at -0°C.