Structured Summary
Abstract
A family of glycosidases that hydrolyse crystalline CELLULOSE into soluble sugar molecules. Within this family there are a variety of enzyme subtypes with differing substrate specificities that must work together to bring about complete cellulose hydrolysis. They are found in structures called CELLULOSOMES.
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17 entry terms
- Avicelase
- Avicelase II
- Cellulase Enzyme System
- Cellulase Enzyme Systems
- Endocellulase
- Endocellulases
- Endoglucanase I
- Exo-cellulase
- Exocellulase
- Exocellulases
- Laminarinase
- beta-Glucosidases
- Enzyme System, Cellulase
- Enzyme Systems, Cellulase
- Exo cellulase
- Systems, Cellulase Enzyme
- beta Glucosidases
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29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
CELLULASE is also available
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History Note
2004; for BETA-GLUCOSIDASES use BETA-GLUCOSIDASE 1992-2003; for LAMINARINASE use GLUCAN ENDO-1,3-BETA-GLUCOSIDASE 1980-2003; for EXO-CELLULASE use CELLULOSE 1,4-BETA-CELLOBIOSIDASE (NM) 1991-2003; for EXOCELLULASE use CELLULOSE 1,4-BETA-CELLOBIOSIDASE (NM) 2001-2003; for AVICELASE use CELLULOSE 1,4-BETA-CELLOBIOSIDASE (NM) 1996-2003; for AVICELASE II use CELLULOSE 1,4-BETA-CELLOBIOSIDASE (NM) 1997-2003
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Previous Indexing
- Glucosidases (1966-2003)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cellulases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D044602. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D044602
- Cellulases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulase
- Cellulases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q410324