Cellulose degradation byClostridium thermocellum: From manure to molecular biology
- 1 December 1992
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Vol. 100 (1-3) , 523-528
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb14087.x
Abstract
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.Keywords
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