Abstract
Industrial use of cellulase enzymes, including β-D-glucosidases, can be greatly improved and expanded by the discovery and characterization of more robust, thermotolerant enzymes. A new thermostable β-D-glucosidase was isolated from Acidothermus cellulolyticus culture broth. This enzyme has a molecular weight of 52.5 kDa, an isoelectric pI of 4.1, and a pH activity optimum of 4.5. The optimum temperature for activity on p-nitrophenyl-β-D-glucoside is 63°C. This value is approximately 20°C higher than temperature optima displayed by most previously characterized β-D-glucosidases.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 49-54 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Biotechnology Letters |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1995 |
NLR Publication Number
- NREL/JA-422-7312