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Acetyl xylan esterases in fungal cellulolytic systems
Author(s) -
Biely Peter,
Puls Jürgen,
Schneider Henry
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(85)81343-0
Subject(s) - hemicellulose , xylan , acetylation , degradation (telecommunications) , chemistry , enzyme , biochemistry , cellulose , acetic acid , xylanase , computer science , telecommunications , gene
Xylan of several tree and other plant species is acetylated, and the enzymology of its degradation is unknown. The present study shows that enzymes liberating acetic acid from an acetylated xylan occur in several fungal cellulolytic systems. Consequently, an additional step will have to be considered in current concepts for the degradation of hemicellulose by xylanases and xylosidases.