Cellulase

Application Notes

Cellulase is used for commercial food processing in coffee. It performs hydrolysis of cellulose during drying of beans. Furthermore, cellulases are widely used in textile industry and in laundry detergents. They have also been used in the pulp and paper industry for various purposes, and they are even used for pharmaceutical applications. Cellulase is used in the fermentation of biomass into biofuels, although this process is relatively experimental at present. Cellulase is used as a treatment for phytobezoars, a form of cellulose bezoar found in the human stomach.

Usage Statement

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Key Applications

Enzymes | Inhibitors | Substrates

SKU	02150583-CF
Alternate Names	1,4-(1,3:1,4)-β-D-Glucan 4-glucano-hydrolase
Application Notes	Cellulase is used for commercial food processing in coffee. It performs hydrolysis of cellulose during drying of beans. Furthermore, cellulases are widely used in textile industry and in laundry detergents. They have also been used in the pulp and paper industry for various purposes, and they are even used for pharmaceutical applications. Cellulase is used in the fermentation of biomass into biofuels, although this process is relatively experimental at present. Cellulase is used as a treatment for phytobezoars, a form of cellulose bezoar found in the human stomach.
Base Catalog Number	150583
Biochemical Physiological Actions	Cellulase from Aspergillus niger catalyzes the hydrolysis of endo-1,4-β-D-glycosidic linkages in cellulose, lichenin, barley glucan, and the cellooligosaccharides cellotriose to cellohexaose. It does not cleave cellobiose or p-nitrophenyl-β-D-glucoside. This enzyme will also cleave intact glycosaminoglycan from a core peptide by hydrolyzing the xylosyl serine linkage.
CAS #	9012-54-8
EC Number	232-734-4
Format	Powder
Hazard Statements	H334
Personal Protective Equipment	Dust mask , Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves
Safety Symbol	GHS08
Source	Aspergillis niger
Specific Activity	>60,000 u/g
Unit Definition	One unit will liberate one µmole of glucose from cellulose in 1 hr at pH 5 and 37 °C. ; CMC Unit Definition: 100 units is sufficient to produce reducing sugar equivalent to 1 mg of glucose per minute at pH 5.0 and 40 °C.
Usage Statement	Unless specified otherwise, MP Biomedical's products are for research or further manufacturing use only, not for direct human use. For more information, please contact our customer service department.