Enzymatic degradation lateral order

A common feature of vapor-phase thermohydrolysis, liquid-phase acid hydrolysis, and enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose is a significant influence of lateral order on the rate of chain cleavage, the DP finally reached, and weight loss. But with regard to this influence of the physical structure of cellulose, there also exist remarkable differences between these three modes of hydrolytic degradation. 

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