Use of pretreated lignocellulose for the production of cellulases

✍ Scribed by A. W. Khan; K. A. Lamb

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1984
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 301 KB
• Volume: 6
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0141-5492
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00133833

✦ Synopsis

Tests made to utilize lignocellulosics as a substrate for the production of cellulases showed that the enzyme production from steam and explosion decompressed aspen wood (SED) by Tricoderma reesei RUT-C30 was low, and the enzyme system produced was deficient in exoglucanase and B-glucosidase activities.

Mixing this substrate with lo-20% pure cellulose lessened this deficiency and improved enzyme production.

The enzyme system produced from the mixed substrate was rich in xylanase and had saccharifying ability equal to that produced in medium containing pure cellulose.