The physical action of cellulases revealed by a quartz crystal microbalance study using ultrathin cellulose films and pure
The physical action of cellulases revealed by a quartz crystal microbalance study using ultrathin cellulose films and pure
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DOI:
10.1021/bm700980b
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发表时间:
2008-01-01
影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Wagberg, Lars
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作者:
Josefsson, Peter;Henriksson, Gunnar;Wagberg, Lars
The effects of fungal cellulases on model cellulose films were studied using a high-resolution quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensitive to minute changes of the nanometer thick model cellulose films. It was found that endoglucanases not only produce new end groups but also cause a swelling of the cellulose film. The cellobiohydrolases degraded the films quickly, which was detected as a rapid decrease in the remaining amount of cellulose on the QCM crystal. However, changing viscoelastic properties of the films also indicated a softening of the film during the degradation. A defined mixture of selected cellulases caused a significantly higher rate of degradation than only cellobiohydrolases. Cellulase synergism is discussed with the endoglucanase swelling effects and film softening added.