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1 364 ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION Affiliation Index Downloaded via on September 5, 2018 at 17:10:11 (UTC). See for options on how to legitimately share published articles. Agricultural Research Service, 13,51,197,291 Agrital Research Consortium, 339 Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 66 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 164 Cornell University, 1 Fukuyama University, 79 National Institute of Bioscience and Human Technology, 79 National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 113,208,256,272 Oregon State University, 237 Purdue University, 237 Technical University Graz, 90,319 A Ab initio quantum mechanics calculations, modeling of structures and energies, 13 Acidothermus cellulolyticus El expression, 117 Agricultural wastes, paper biopulping by Lentinus edodes, Air pollution, contribution of transportation fuels, Amorphous cellulose, description, 187 Amylase(s) comparison to other enzymes catalyzing hydrolysis of insoluble polysaccharides, 1-11 mutant, with enhanced activity specific for short substrates, role in starch degradation, that binds maltooligosaccharide, 79 Arginine, molecular structures, 81 Artificial cellulase systems for biomass conversion to ethanol advantages, 209 future work, progress toward development, Universidad Complutense, 164 Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 332 University of Agriculture-Austria, 90,305 University of British Columbia, 142,174,352 University of Ghent, 90,164 University of Oregon, 38 University of Technology Graz, 305 University of Texas, 13,59 University of Tuscia, 339 University of Wisconsin, 51,291 U.S. Department of Agriculture, 13,51,197,291 W. R. Grace and Company, 237 Subject Index Artificial cellulase systems for biomass conversion to ethanol Continued review of cellulase literature, strategy, Asparagine, molecular structures, 81 Bacteria, ruminai, cellulose degradation, Bacterial cellulase(s) similarities with fungal cellulase systems, 189, synergism with fungal cellulases, Barley endochitinase amino acid sequence, 62 future work, 64 isolation, 62 ribbon drawing, 62,63/ structure vs. that of hen egg white lysozyme, Barley seed a-glucosidases, characteristics, experimental description, role in starch degradation, 52-55

2 INDEX 365 Bicinchroninic acid method, protein Catalytic activity concentration determination, 257,259 Cellulomonasfimi cellobiohydrolases, Binding domains, occurrence, Biofuels, search for lower cost raw identification of essential tryptophan production materials, 197 residues in Trichoderma reesei Biomass endoglucanase ΙΠ, conversion to ethanol using Catalytic domain, three-dimensional artificial cellulase systems, structure, 6-11 economics of ethanol production, Catalytic properties, thermostable Biopulping of agricultural wastes by β-glucosidases, 200, Lentinus edodes, Catalysis, glycosylase, existence of Biotechnological application of separately controlled plastic and microorganism, pulp and paper conserved phases, industry, 339 Cellobiases, definition, 209 Bleaching sequences in hardwood kraft Cellobiohydrolases from Cellulomonas fimi, pulps, traditional and chlorine-free, catalytic activities of CbhA and CbhB, xylanase delignification, Bradford dye binding method for protein general structural and functional organization of CbhA and CbhB, determination, procedure, 257,259 Brassica napus isolation of CbhA and CbhB, 175 advantages for controlled ecological relationahip of CbhA and CbhB to other life support systems, 237 P-l,4-glucanases, composition, similarities between bacterial and enhanced enzymatic activities on fungal cellulase systems, hydrated lignocellulosic substrates, Cellobiose induction of xylanase and cellulase in JV-Bromosuccinimide oxidation, Schizophyllum commune, 305 identification of two tryptophan residues molecular deformations and lattice in Trichoderma reesei endoglucanase ΠΊ energies, 19-21,33,34i essential for cellulose binding and catalytic activity, Brownstock, role in xylan-derived chromophore role in xylanase prebleaching of softwood kraft pulp, C Carboxyl side chains, role in enzyme activity, 2-3 Cartazyme HS, delignification in traditional and chlorine free bleaching sequences in hardwood kraft pulps, Catalytic abilities of hydrolases, role of glycosyl fluorides, xylanase activity induction, 316 Cellooligosaccharides, hydrolysis by Cellulomonasfimi cellobiohydrolases, / Cellulase(s) artificial, for conversion of biomass to ethanol, bacterial and fungal, synergism, comparison to other enzymes catalyzing hydrolysis of insoluble polysaccharides, 1-11 effect on hydrolysis rate of cellulose, 238 family classification, 143 from Trichoderma reesei during cellulose degradation, hydrolysis mechanism, 3-5 induction in Schizophyllum commune,

3 366 ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION Cellulase(s) Continued protein contents in worldwide round-robin assay, Cellulolytic bacteria, ruminai, physiological and hydrolytic diversity, Cellulolytic enzyme(s), categories for activity, Cellulolytic enzyme production, Sclerotium rolfsii, 320 Cellulomonasfimicellobiohydrolases catalytic activities endoglucanase activities, 184, / exoglucanase activities, 184,186/ molar specific activity, 184,185/ experimental description, 175 functional organization, 175, isolation, 175,176/ relationship to fungal family Β cellobiohydrolases, to p-l,4-glucanases, 178 to Trichoderma reesei CBH Π, similarities between bacterial and fungal cellulase systems, 189, structural organization, 175, Cellulose hydrolysis by Cellulomonas fimi cellobiohydrolases, / importance of enzymatic depolymerization, 113 induction of xylanase and cellulase in Schizophyllum commune, role of β-glucosidase in enzymatic hydrolysis, 198 source of fermentable sugars in lignocellulosic feedstocks, 209 synergistic hydrolysis, 92 Cellulose allomorph, molecular deformations and lattice energies, 21-23,33,34* Cellulose binding, identification of essential tryptophan residues in Trichoderma reesei endoglucanase ΙΠ, Cellulose-binding domains classification schemes, 143,144* family classification, 143 functions, 143 Cellulose-binding domains Continued role in endoglucanase synergism, 137 in substrate hydrolysis, 92 structures, 157, / Cellulose degradation ruminai microbes diversity among ruminai cellulolytic bacteria in adherence to cellulose, hydrolytic capability diversity, physiological diversity among ruminai cellulolytic bacteria, synergistic interaction of cellulases from Trichoderma reesei, Cellulose reduction to cellobiose, enzymatic synergism requirement, 209 Cellulose-rich substrates, induction of xylanase and cellulase in Schizophyllum commune, 305 Cellulosic substrate concentration, role in synergistic interaction of cellulases from Trichoderma reesei during cellulose degradation, Cellulosic substrate type, role in synergistic interaction of cellulases from Trichoderma reesei during cellulose degradation, 95-98/ Cellulosomes, description, 210 Cereal seeds, source of calories, 51 Chemical modification, evaluation of importance of tryptophan residues in biologically active proteins, 164 Chemical pretreatments, enhancement of enzymatic conversion of cellulose to glucose, 238 Chitin annual production, 59 hydrolysis by exochitinases, molecular structure, 60,6it occurrence, Chitinases, comparison to other enzymes catalyzing hydrolysis of insoluble polysaccharides, 1-11 Chlorine-free bleaching sequences in hardwood kraft pulps, xylanase delignification,

4 INDEX 367 Chromophores, xylan-derived, possible roles in xylanase prebleaching of softwood kraft pulp, Classification, cellulose binding domains, 143 Computerized molecular modeling of carbohydrates, importance, 13 Conserved phase, existence in glycosylase catalysis, Controlled ecological life support systems, waste, 237 Coomassie Brilliant Blue G-250 dye binding method, determination of protein concentration, 257 Crystalline cellulose hydrolysis by fungal cellulase systems, 90 hydrolysis mechanism, Crystallography, indication of means of structural control of steric outcome for glycosylases, 74,76 Debranching enzyme, role in starch degradation, Deformation energy caused by crystal field, types, 14 Degradation, cellulose, synergistic interaction of cellulases from Trichoderma reesei, Degree of synergistic effect, 114 Delignification by xylanase in traditional and chlorine-free bleaching sequences in hardwood kraft pulps, See Xylanase delignification in traditional and chlorine-free bleaching sequences in hardwood kraft pulps Differing specificity model, endoglucanase, 136 Direct brightening, effect of xylanase treatment, Domain that binds tighdy to insoluble polymer substrate, occurrence, 2 Ε Economics, ethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass, Endo-endo synergism, purified bacterial and fungal cellulases, 121, Endo-exo synergism purified bacterial and fungal cellulases, role of enzymatic pretreatment of filter paper, 108 Endochitinase from barley, threedimensional structure, Endoglucanase cellulose binding domain effect on synergism, 137 differing specificity model, 136 function, 114 grouping based on synergism, self-synergism as model, Endoglucanase III from Trichoderma reesei identification of two tryptophan residues, Endoglucanase activities, Cellulomonas fimi cellobiohydrolases, 184, / Endoglucanase E2, three-dimensional structure of catalytic domain, 6-11 Endo-l,4-p-xylanases, occurrence, 320 Energies modeling methods, 13 source of petroleum, 272 Enhanced enzyme activities on hydrated lignocellulosic substrates biological pretreatment, 245,247/248/251,252/ compositional analysis, 241,242* enzymatic hydrolysis, ,245* experimental procedure, future work, 251 water pretreatment, Enzymatic conversion of lignocellulosic materials to sugar, interest for space research, 237 Enzymatic degradation of biomass, 142 Enzymatic depolymerization of cellulose, synergism, Enzymatic hydrolysis cellulose, role of β-glucosidase, 198 glucosyl substrate with inversion or retention, transition states, 76

5 368 ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION Enzymatic pretreatment of filter paper, role in synergistic interaction of cellulases from Trichoderma reesei during cellulose degradation, 104, Enzymatic protonation of glycal, determination of direction, 71,72/ Enzyme(s) enhanced activities on hydrated lignocellulosic substrates, hydrolysis catalyzing, comparison, 1-11 roles in different organisms, 1-2 Enzyme families, number, 3,4* Escherichia coli β-galactosidase, Esterases, production in Schizophyllum commune, 306 Ethanol advantages as transportation fuel, 273 economics of production from lignocellulosic biomass, from biomass using artificial cellulase systems, sources, 273 Exo cyclic enolic substrates, catalysis of glycosylation reactions, Exo-exo synergism mechanistic concepts, purified bacterial and fungal cellulases, 127,128/ role of enzymatic pretreatment of filter paper, Exoglucanase activities, Cellulomonas fimi cellobiohydrolases, 184,186/ Exo-l,4-P-glucosidases, function, 114 Experimental design, role in synergism between purified bacterial and fungal cellulases, F Families of enzymes, number, 3,4* Family I of cellulose binding domains, description, 143, *, Family II of cellulose binding domains, description, *, ,155* Family III of cellulose binding domains, description, *, / Family IV of cellulose binding domains, description, 148*,153,156/ Family VI of cellulose binding domains, description, *, 153, Family IX of cellulose binding domains, description, 149*, 157,158/ Family X of cellulose binding domains, description, 149*, 157,158/ Fermentable sugars in lignocellulosic feedstocks, sources, 209 Ferulic acid esterase, production by Schizophyllum commune, 316 Filamentous fungi, cost-effective resource for industrial cellulases, 209 Fuel ethanol industry, expansion opportunities, 197 Functions, cellulose binding domains, 143 Fungal cellulase(s) hydrolysis of crystalline cellulose, 90 similarities with bacterial cellulase systems, 189, synergism with bacterial cellulases, Fungal family Β cellobiohydrolases, relationship to Cellulomonas fimi cellobiohydrolases, Fungi, hemicellulolytic, simultaneous production of xylanase and mannanase, G 4-0-p-Galactopyranosyl-D-mannopyranose, induction of xylanase and cellulase in Schizophyllum commune, β-galactosidase active site, comparison to T4 lysozyme, 46,49/ three-dimensional structure, p-l,4-glucanases Cellulomonas fimi cellobiohydrolases, / classification, 178 oc-d-glucose, conversion of β-d-glucosyl fluoride by oc-glueosidases, 73-75/

6 INDEX 369 Glucose inhibition, thermostable β-glucosidases, 204 Glucose release, synergism between purified bacterial and fungal cellulases, cc-glucosidases barley seed, conversion of β-d-glucosyl fluoride to oc-d-glucose, 73-75/ β-glucosidases function, 114 role in enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose, 198 thermostable, β-d-glucosyl fluoride, conversion of α-d-glucose by cc-glucosidases, 73-75/ Glucosyl substrate, transition states in enzymic hydrolysis with inversion or retention, 76 Glycal, determination of enzymic protonation direction, 71,72/ Glycosidases comparison of β-galactosidase and T4 lysozyme, 46,49/ Escherichia coli β-galactosidase, β-galactosidase, reactions with small nonglycosidic substrates, T4 lysozyme, Glycosyl fluorides, role in catalytic abilities of hydrolases, Glycosyl substrates, prochiral, See Prochiral glycosyl substrates Glycosylase catalysis, existence of separately controlled plastic and conserved phases, Glycosylation reactions, catalysis with exo cyclic enolic substrates, Glycosyltransferases, reactions with small nonglycosidic substrates, H Half-lives, thermostable β-glucosidases, 199,200* Hardwood kraft pulps, xylanase delignification, Hemicellulases domains, 142 family classification, 143 use for pulp bleaching, Hemicellulolytic fungi, simultaneous production of xylanase and mannanase, Hemicellulose degradation requirements, 319 examples, 319 source of fermentable sugars in lignocellulosic feedstocks, 209 Hen egg white lysozyme hydrolysis mechanism, 62 structure vs. that of barley chitinase, Hg 2+, enzyme inhibition, 3 Hinge region, alteration effect on enzyme activity, 2 Hybrid cellulase systems, advantages, 114 Hydrated lignocellulosic substrates, enhanced enzyme activities, Hydrolases catalytic group functional flexibility, 69 role of glycosyl fluorides in catalytic abilities, Hydrolysis cellulase, 3-5 crystalline cellulose by fungal cellulase systems, 90 insoluble polysaccharides, comparison of enzymes catalyzing, 1-11 Hydrolytic capability, cellulose degradation by ruminai microbes, Induction of xylanase and cellulase in Schizophyllum commune, common regulatory control, compound effect on induction cellulase activity, 310,311/ xylanase activity, experimental procedure, mannanase activity formation, 317

7 370 ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION Induction of xylanase and cellulase in Linker region, See Hinge region Schizophyllum commune Continued Lowry method, estimation of protein time course concentrations in complex biological batch cultivation, samples, 256 effect of inducer concentration on Lysozymes xylanase induction, 310,312 comparison to other enzymes xylanase synthesis, 310,311/ catalyzing hydrolysis of insoluble Insoluble polysaccharides, hydrolysis, polysaccharides, 1-11 comparison of enzymes catalyzing, 1-11 hydrolysis mechanism, 62 Isolated disaccharides, molecular deformations and lattice energies, 16-19,33,34* M Isolated monosaccharides, molecular deformations and lattice energies, 16,33,34* Κ κ number of kraft pulps, xylanase treatment effect, Kjeldahl nitrogen analysis, 259 Kraft pulps xylanase delignification, xylanase prebleaching, role of xylan-derived chromophores, L Maltodisaccharides, molecular deformations and lattice energies, β-maltose monohydrate, molecular deformations and lattice energies, Mannanases production in Schizophyllum commune, 306 simultaneous production with xylanase by hemicellulolytic fungi, 325, Mannase activity formation, induction of xylanase and cellulase in Schizophyllum commune, Mathematical analysis, synergistic hydrolysis of cellulose, 92 Methyl β-maltoside monohydrate, Lactose, induction of xylanase and molecular deformations and lattice cellulase in Schizophyllum commune, 305 energies, 28-30,33,34* Lattice energies, solid saccharide models, Methyl a-maltotrioside tetrahydrate, molecular deformations and lattice Lentinus edodes, paper biopulping of energies, 30,33,34* agricultural wastes, Microbes, ruminai, cellulose degradation, Lignin, degradation, Lignin removal by enzymatic method, Miniature carbohydrate crystals, molecular research interest, 332 deformations and lattice energies, Lignocellulosic biomass 19,33,34* availability, MM3, molecular deformations and lattice economics of ethanol production, energies of solid saccharide models, ethanol production with artificial cellulase systems, Models of solid saccharides, molecular Lignocellulosic materials, pretreatments deformations and lattice energies, to enhance enzymatic conversion of Modified Lowry method for protein cellulose to glucose, 238 determination, procedure, 259 Lignocellulosic substrates, hydrated, Molar specific activity, Cellulomonas fimi enhanced enzyme substrates, cellobiohydrolases, 184,185/

8 INDEX 371 Molecular deformations and lattice energies of solid saccharide models, cellobiose conformations, cellulose allomorph conformations, comparison to other studies, experimental procedure, isolated disaccharides, isolated monosaccharides, 16 maltodisaccharide conformations distortions, β-maltose monohydrate, methyl β-maltoside monohydrate, miniature carbohydrate crystal, 19 model quality test, trisaccharide conformations methyl a-maltotrioside tetrahydrate, 30 panose, Molecular mechanics, modeling of structures and energies, Mushroom, enhanced enzyme activities, Mutant α-amylase with enhanced activity specific for short substrates, Ν National Renewable Energy Laboratory chromatographic protein estimation method, procedure, protein contents of cellulase preparations in worldwide round-robin assay, Novozyme 473, delignification in traditional and chlorine-free bleaching sequences in hardwood kraft pulps, Ρ Paper biopulping of agricultural wastes by Lentinus edodes, biotreatment vs. enzyme composition, 342,344,345/ vs. pulp yield, 344,346/ effect of hydrogen peroxide, 342 Paper biopulping of agricultural wastes by Lentinus edodes Continued experimental procedure, mycelial enzyme activities, 342,343* paper characteristics after biotreatments, 344, Partially bleached pulp, role in xylan-derived chromophore role in xylanase prebleaching of softwood kraft pulp, 357 Peroxide-bleached pulp, role in xylan-derived chromophore role in xylanase prebleaching of softwood kraft pulp, 358,359/ Petroleum, cost of imports and source of energy, 272 ph, role in simultaneous production of xylanase and mannanase by hemicellulolytic fungi, 325, Physical pretreatments, enhancement of enzymatic conversion of cellulose to glucose, 238 Physicochemical characteristics, thermostable β-glucosidases, 199 Physiological diversity, ruminai cellulolytic bacteria, Plant(s), defense against pathogens, 60 Plant defense proteins, structure studies, Plastic phases, existence in glycosylase catalysis, Pleurotus ostreatus, enhanced enzyme activities, Polyporus adustus, induction of cellulase, xylanase, and mannanase, 316 Polysaccharide(s), insoluble, hydrolysis, comparison of enzymes catalyzing, 1-11 Potential energy surfaces for isolated model molecules, construction, 14 Prochiral glycosyl substrates, stereochemistry of catalyzed reactions, Production, ethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass, Protein concentrations in complex biological samples,

9 372 ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION Protein Continued contents of cellulase preparations in worldwide round-robin assay, comparison of protein methods, 263, experimental procedure, 257, laboratories, 257 Lowry protein determinations, /,268 solids content analysis, 263,266i Pulp and paper industry biotechnological application of microorganisms, 339 reduction of chlorine used for bleaching, 332 Pulps, kraft xylanase delignification, xylanase prebleaching, role of xylanderived chromophores, R Rapeseed, See Brassica napus Reactions catalyzed with prochiral glycosyl substrates, stereochemistry, Rumen, description and function, 291 Ruminai cellulolytic bacteria diversity in adherence to cellulose, 292, physiological diversity, Ruminai fermentation, improvements, 291 Ruminai microbes, cellulose degradation, Ruminai volume, value, 291 S Saccharides, solid, molecular deformations and lattice energies, Saccharomycopsis fibuligera α-amylase, mutation with enhanced activity specific for short substrates, Schizophyllum commune induction of xylanase and cellulase, lignocellulolytic enzyme production, 306 simultaneous production of xylanase and mannanase, Sclerotium rolfsii cellulolytic enzyme production, 320 simultaneous production of xylanase and mannanase, Self-synergism, endoglucanase, Semiempirical quantum mechanical models, modeling of structures and energies, 13 Separately controlled plastic phase, existence in glycosylase catalysis, 73 Short substrates, mutant α-amylase with enhanced activity, Simultaneous production of xylanase and mannanase by hemicellulolytic fungi effect of carbon source on mannanase production, experimental procedure, mannanase activity vs. high level of xylanase activity, ph, 325, stability vs. that of cellulolytic systems, 328 temperature, 325, time courses of formation, 325,326/ Soft rot fungi, cellulase systems, 175 Softwood(s), composition, 320 Softwood kraft pulp, xylanase prebleaching, role of xylan-derived chromophores, Solid saccharides, molecular deformations and lattice energies, Starch degradation, roles of barley seed a-glucosidases, Steam explosion, description, Stereochemistry, reactions catalyzed with prochiral glycosyl substrates, Structure(s) cellulose binding domains, 157, /* modeling methods, 13 three-dimensional, barley endochitinase, Subsite affinity evaluation method, mutant α-amylase with enhanced activity specific for short substrates, 80 Substrate inhibition, thermostable β-glucosidases, 204 Substrate nature, role in synergism between purified bacterial and fungal cellulases,

10 INDEX 373 Synergism between purified bacterial and fungal cellulases, cellulose digestion procedure, 118 endo-endo synergism experiments, 121, endo-exo synergism experiments, enzyme purification procedure, 115,117 exo-exo synergism experiments, 127,128/ experimental approach, 115,116/ experimental design choice, physical nature of substrate, synergism calculation methods, calculation method for synergism between purified bacterial and fungal cellulases, definition, 6 in enzymic depolymerization of cellulose, history, in hydrolysis of crystalline cellulose, cellulases, 3,6 with cellulases, thermostable β-glucosidases, 205 Synergistic hydrolysis of cellulose, mathematical analysis, 92 Synergistic interaction cellulases from Trichoderma reesei during cellulose degradation, cellulosic substrate concentration, cellulosic substrate type, 95-97,98/ enzymatic pretreatment of filter paper, 104, experimental procedure, individual cellulolytic components, * previous studies, 92 synergistic combination, ,104,105/ fungal celluloses, mechanistic concepts, Τ T4 lysozyme comparison to β-galactosidase, 46,49/ three-dimensional structure, Temperature, role in simultaneous production of xylanase and mannanase by hemicellulolytic fungi, 325, Thermal β-glucosidases, production, Thermoactivity, thermostable β-glucosidases, Thermomonospora fusca cellulases, increase in insoluble cellulose degrading activity, 6-11 Thermomonospora fusca endocellulase E2, alteration of hinge region, 2 Thermomyces lanuginosus, simultaneous production of xylanase and mannanase, Thermostable β-glucosidases, catalytic properties, 200, glucose inhibition, 204 half-lives, 199,200* physicochemical characteristics, 199 substrate inhibition, 204 synergism with cellulases, 205 thermoactivity, thermostability, * Three-dimensional structure barley endochitinase, Escherichia coli β-galactosidase, T4 lysozyme, Transportation fuels, contribution to urban air pollution, Trichoderma reesei description, 210 mechanism of crystalline cellulose hydrolysis, synergistic interaction of cellulases during cellulose degradation, Trichoderma reesei CBH Π, relationship to Cellulomonasfimi cellobiohydrolases, Trichoderma reesei CBH II and EG II, purification, 117

11 374 ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION Trichoderma reesei EG I and CBH I, purification, 117 Trichoderma reesei endoglucanase III, identification of two tryptophan residues, Trisaccharides, molecular deformations and lattice energies, panose, Tryptophan residues in Trichoderma reesei endoglucanase III essential for cellulose binding and catalytic activity, U U.S. Department of Energy program for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol transportation fuel, generations of technology, V van der Waals contacts and hydrogen bonds, carbohydrate-binding proteins, 164 W Water, pretreatment agent for controlled ecological life support systems, White rot fungus cellulase systems, 175 paper biopulping of agricultural wastes, Worldwide round-robin assay, protein contents of cellulase preparation, X D-Xylan(s), factors affecting side-group composition, 305 Xylan-derived chromophores, role in xylanase prebleaching of softwood kraft pulp, brownstock, , experimental procedure, partially bleached pulp, 357 peroxide-bleached pulp, 358,359/ xylanase, varying abilities, Xylanase(s) bleaching of hardwood kraft pulps, classification, 178 comparison to other enzymes catalyzing hydrolysis of insoluble polysaccharides, 1-11 delignification in traditional and chlorine-free bleaching sequences in hardwood kraft pulps, induction in Schizophyllum commune, prebleaching of softwood kraft pulp, production in Schizophyllum commune, 306 simultaneous production with mannanase by hemicellulolytic fungi, 325, Xylanolytic enzyme systems, examples, 306

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