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Literature summary for 3.2.1.4 extracted from

  • Shepherd, M.G.; Cole, A.L.; Tong, C.C.
    Cellulases from Thermoascus aurantiacus (1988), Methods Enzymol., 160, 300-307.
No PubMed abstract available

General Stability

General Stability Organism
dilute solutions, at 4°C, stable for several days Thermoascus aurantiacus

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
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Thermoascus aurantiacus

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
34000
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cellulase III, gel filtration Thermoascus aurantiacus
48000
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cellulase II, gel filtration Thermoascus aurantiacus
78000
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cellulase I, gel filtration Thermoascus aurantiacus

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Thermoascus aurantiacus
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Posttranslational Modification

Posttranslational Modification Comment Organism
glycoprotein cellulase I contains 5.5% carbohydrate, cellulase II contains 2.6% carbohydrate, cellulase III contains 1.8% carbohydrate Thermoascus aurantiacus

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
cellulase I, II and III Thermoascus aurantiacus

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
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Thermoascus aurantiacus

Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
-20°C, stable for at least 1 year Thermoascus aurantiacus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
carboxymethylcellulose + H2O hydrolyzed by cellulase I and III, no hydrolysis with cellulase II Thermoascus aurantiacus additional information
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carboxymethylpachyman + H2O cellulase I Thermoascus aurantiacus ?
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cellulose + H2O partial degradation of native cellulose Thermoascus aurantiacus ?
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glucan + H2O yeast glucan Thermoascus aurantiacus ?
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laminarin + H2O cellulase I Thermoascus aurantiacus ?
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lichenan + H2O cellulase I, II and III Thermoascus aurantiacus ?
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additional information hydrolysis of filter paper Thermoascus aurantiacus ?
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Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
monomer 1 * 34000, cellulase III, SDS-PAGE Thermoascus aurantiacus
monomer 1 * 48000, cellulase II, SDS-PAGE Thermoascus aurantiacus

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
65
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hydrolysis of yeast glucan with cellulase I or hydrolysis of carboxymethylcellulose with cellulase III Thermoascus aurantiacus
75
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hydrolysis of carboxymethylcellulose with cellulase I Thermoascus aurantiacus

Temperature Stability [°C]

Temperature Stability Minimum [°C] Temperature Stability Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
65
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stable up to Thermoascus aurantiacus
75
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less than 10% of the cellulolytic ativities remain after 1 h Thermoascus aurantiacus

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
4.5 5 cellulase I, II and III Thermoascus aurantiacus

pH Stability

pH Stability pH Stability Maximum Comment Organism
2 12 cellulase II is stable Thermoascus aurantiacus
5 9 cellulase I and III are stable Thermoascus aurantiacus