CELLULOSE DEGRADATION BY CLOSTRIDIUM-THERMOCELLUM - FROM MANURE TO MOLECULAR-BIOLOGY

被引:8
作者
BEGUIN, P [1 ]
MILLET, J [1 ]
AUBERT, JP [1 ]
机构
[1] INST PASTEUR,DEPT BIOTECHNOL,CNRS,URA 1300,UNITE PHYSIOL CELLULAIRE,28 RUE DR ROUX,F-75724 PARIS 15,FRANCE
关键词
CELLULASE; CELLULOSOME; MULTIENZYME COMPLEX; CLOSTRIDIUM-THERMOCELLUM;
D O I
10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb05750.x
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Clostridium thermocellum, a Gram-positive, thermophilic anaerobe produces a highly active cellulase system. This system, termed the cellulosome, is a complex composed of at least 14-18 different types of components organized around a large, cellulose-binding protein. Combining recombinant DNA technology and protein biochemistry has proved to be a successful approach in unravelling some important features of the system.
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页数:6
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