On the mechanism of direct conversion of cellulose to ethanol by Fusarium oxysporum: Effect of cellulase and β-glucosidase

Christakopoulos, P; Macris, BJ; Kekos, D

dc.contributor.author	Christakopoulos, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Macris, BJ	en
dc.contributor.author	Kekos, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:08:05Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:08:05Z
dc.date.issued	1990	en
dc.identifier.issn	01757598	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/10267
dc.subject	fusarium oxysporum	en
dc.subject.other	alcohol	en
dc.subject.other	cellulose	en
dc.subject.other	alcohol metabolism	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	biosynthesis	en
dc.subject.other	biotechnology	en
dc.subject.other	enzyme mechanism	en
dc.subject.other	enzyme substrate	en
dc.subject.other	fungus	en
dc.subject.other	fusarium oxysporum	en
dc.subject.other	nonhuman	en
dc.subject.other	Fungi	en
dc.subject.other	Fusarium	en
dc.subject.other	Fusarium oxysporum	en
dc.title	On the mechanism of direct conversion of cellulose to ethanol by Fusarium oxysporum: Effect of cellulase and β-glucosidase	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/BF00170562	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00170562	en
heal.publicationDate	1990	en
heal.abstract	The effects of the three main enzymes involved in cellulose saccharification, namely cellobiohydrolase, carboxymethylcellulase and β-glucosidase, on the direct conversion of cellulose to ethanol by Fusarium oxysporum F3 were investigated. Ethanol production was not affected when the activity of the former two enzymes was varied within a wide range. By contrast, β-glucosidase markedly affected ethanol production showing an optimum level of 0.7-0.8 unit/ml growth medium. A significant decrease of cellulose bioconversion time to ethanol was obtained when β-glucosidase activity was adjusted to this optimal level at the beginning of the fermentation process.	en
heal.journalName	Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/BF00170562	en
dc.identifier.volume	33	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	18	en
dc.identifier.epage	20	en