Filter paper degrading enzyme activity

Table VII. Peak of Filter Paper Degrading Enzyme Activity and Maximum of Potato Degradation in Adsorbed Fraction...

The titers of cellulase activities found in anaerobic digesters, when compared to the few other "hydrolytic environments" for which analytical data are available, are strikingly low. Table III shows such values for filter paper and carboxymethyl cellulose degrading activities. This evidence seems to indicate that the cellulose degrading enzymes in ... 

The hemicellulose-degrading enzymes (Ultraflo L) and the cellulases (Celluclast 1.5L) were kindly donated by Novozymes A/S. Celluclast 1.5L had a filter paper activity of 80 filter paper units/mL, determined according to the procedure of Mandels (8-9). For the present study the most important side activities of Ultraflo L were endo-l,4-P-xylanase, P-xylo-sidase, and a-arabinofuranosidase (10). 

The fungus Papulaspora thermophila has been shown to degrade filter paper and soluble carboxymethylcellulose. Synthesis of the cellulolytic enzymes could be induced by cellulosic material added to the growth medium. A cytosolic P-D-glucosidase from Pseudomonas fluorescens possesses some exo-cellulase activity. " " ... 

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