Hydrolytic enzymes, cellulose decomposition

Figure 6. Both hydrolytic and oxidative enzymes participate in cellulose decomposition by the white-rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium Burds. Hydrolytic enzymes i, endo-1 - - I ucanases 2, exo-1,4- -glucanase and 3, -glucosidase. Oxidative enzymes 4, glucose oxidase, 5, cMlobiose oxidise and 6, cellobiose quinone oxidoreductase. Adapted from Reference 23,...

Such microorganisms are often called hydrolytic bacteria. They are anaerobic but many of them can exist in the presence of O. Enzymic hydrolysis plays an important role in the decomposition of the strongest solid organic substances, such as cellulose, hemicellulose, starch, lignin, etc. 

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