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Cellulase from Aspergillus sp.

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aqueous solution

Synonym(s):

Carezyme 4500L®, Carezyme®

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CAS Number:
9012-54-8
Enzyme Commission number:
3.2.1.4 (BRENDA, IUBMB)
EC Number:
232-734-4
MDL number:
MFCD00081510
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54

Quality Level

200

form

solid

specific activity

≥1000 units/g

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storage temp.

2-8°C

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General description

We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Greener Chemistry. This product has been enhanced for energy efficiency and waste prevention when used in cellulosic ethanol research. For more information see the article in biofiles and Enzymes for Alternative Energy Research

Application

Cellulase from Aspergillus sp. has been used to degrade cello-oligosaccharides into glucose during the analysis of BBC (bioabsorbable bacterial cellulose) biodegradability. The enzyme has also been used in photon correlation spectroscopy to study its effects on unfiltered beer samples. The parameters evaluated in this spectroscopic analysis were the size of suspended particles, flow rate and haze stability.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Cellulases are enzymes that hydrolyze cellulose, a linear polymer of anhydroglucose units linked together by β-1,4-glycosidic bonds, to glucose. Endo-β-D-glucanase is one of the major component enzymes of the cellulase complex. It catalyzes the hydrolysis of cellulose by randomly splitting the sugar residues within the molecule. Exo-β-D-glucanase and β-glucosidase can synergistically convert cellulose into glucose and hence are used on an industrial scale.

Preparation Note

produced by submerged fermentation of a genetically modified Aspergillus microorganism

Other Notes

View more information on enzymes for complex carbohydrate analysis at www.sigma-aldrich.com/enzymeexplorer

Legal Information

A product of Novozyme Corp.
Carezyme is a registered trademark of Novozymes Corp.

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Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H334

Hazard Classifications

Resp. Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Monitoring of Beer Filtration Using Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (PCS).
Sensidoni M, et al.
Journal of the Institute of Brewing, 117(4), 639-646 (2011)
Muhammad Sohail et al.
New biotechnology, 25(6), 437-441 (2009-06-26)
Fungal cellulases are well-studied enzymes and are used in various industrial processes. Much of the knowledge of enzymatic depolymerization of cellulosic material has come from Trichoderma cellulase system. Species of Trichoderma can produce substantial amounts of endoglucanase and exoglucanase but
Pierre-Louis Bombeck et al.
Biotechnology for biofuels, 10, 293-293 (2017-12-12)
Lignocellulosic biomass will progressively become the main source of carbon for a number of products as the Earth's oil reservoirs disappear. Technology for conversion of wood fiber into bioproducts (wood biorefining) continues to flourish, and access to reliable methods for
Yang Hu et al.
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials, 97(1), 114-123 (2011-02-04)
Cellulose biodegradation resulting from enzymolysis generally occurs in nature rather than in the human body because of the absence of cellulose degrading enzymes. In order to achieve in-vivo degradation in human body for in-vivo tissue regeneration applications, we developed a
Weixin Zhang et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 288(46), 32861-32872 (2013-10-03)
Proper perception of the extracellular insoluble cellulose is key to initiating the rapid synthesis of cellulases by cellulolytic Trichoderma reesei. Uptake of soluble oligosaccharides derived from cellulose hydrolysis represents a potential point of control in the induced cascade. In this
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