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Enzymatic hydrolysis

Definition

noun

A catalytic decomposition of a chemical compound by reaction with water, such as the conversion of cellulosic [[materials] into fermentable sugars by the addition of specific enzymes.


Supplement

This process is used to convert starch and cellulose in plant stalks, leaves, wood fiber, and other biomass into glucose by the addition of enzymes, e.g. cellulase.

It is also used for the breakdown of proteins into amino acids by the addition of proteases.


See also: enzyme, hydrolysis.


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The Fiber Disease

... for synthesizing the enzyme and utilizing the hydrolytic products. For enzymatic hydrolysis of natural celluloses, several determinants of hydrolysis rate have been proposed, ...

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by Nadas Moksha
Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:34 pm
 
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... Schauer R, Roggentin P (1994) Effect of site specific mutation on the enzymatic properties of a sialidase from C. perfringes. Glycoconj J 9:234-240 ... were 0.144 mM and 2275 µM/min. Table 3. Substrate specificity of the hydrolysis of glycoconjugate by E. histolytica sialidase. The substrates ...

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by Nadas Moksha
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cellulose hydrolysis

acid hydrolysis nearly doesn't work on cellulose because of it's fibril-like structure, so it'd be hard for the fermentation to be run also.... I think that's why enzymatic hydrolysis is really the viable route, because of its fast reaction rate and it doesn't ...

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by victor
Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:47 pm
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: cellulose hydrolysis
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cellulose hydrolysis

... same since last 15 years, but not been very successful. My point is, if enzymatic hydrolysis is really the viable route. What about acid hydrolysis followed by fermentation. ...

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by vodka
Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:32 am
 
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Topic: cellulose hydrolysis
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The Fiber Disease

... tested. These proteins were shown to be involved in either synthesis or hydrolysis of cyclic-bis(3'-->5') dimeric GMP (c-di-GMP) or in hydrolysis ... that GGDEF domains are sufficient to encode DGC activity; however, enzymatic activity is highly regulated by the adjacent sensory protein domains. ...

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by Nadas Moksha
Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:56 pm
 
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