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Lakshmikant1, Kamal, S N Mathur
1Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Gorakhpur, 273009, Gorakhpur, India.
Abstract:
The effect of cellulosic substrates on the production of extra-cellular cellulases and their cellulolytic activity inChaetomium globosum has been studied in shake flask cultures. Production of endoglucanase, exoglucanase and filter paper cellulase was highest with pure cellulose whereas β-glucosidase was maximally induced by wheat straw. A suitable pretreatment for wheat straw was peracetic acid followed by NaOH and that of bagasse with NaOH for saccharification.
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