Open AccessExtracellular Enzyme System Utilized by the Fungus Sporotrichum pulverulentum (Chrysosporium lignorum) for the Breakdown of Cellulose
Author(s) -
ALMIN Karl Erik,
ERIKSSON KarlErik,
PETTERSSON Bert
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
european journal of biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1432-1033
pISSN - 0014-2956
DOI - 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1975.tb03920.x
Subject(s) - chrysosporium , fungus , cellulose , extracellular , enzyme , chemistry , phanerochaete , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , biology , botany
A complementary discussion is given of an earlier presented theory for viscometric determination of enzymic activity towards polymer substrates. Five different, purified endo‐1,4‐β‐glucanases from the fungus Sporotrichum pulverulentum have been characterised with respect to their molecular activities ( A m ) and Michaelis‐Menten constants ( K m ). The errors in the A m and K m values are discussed. The A m value seems to be more valuable as a distinguishing parameter than the K m value.