title: Improvement of alkali solubility of cellulose with enzymatic treatment.
abstract: Cellulose was treated with different extracellular microbial enzymes. The treatment of cellulose with the enzymes can improve alkaline solubility. Both endoglucanase and crude cellulase decreased the average degrees of polymerization ([see text]) and improved the alkaline solubility of cellulose most efficiently. The composition of the enzyme, the type of cellulosic materials, pretreatment, and the treatment conditions are the key factors for its effective processing, using the enzymes to improve on alkaline solubility of cellulose. The improvement in the alkaline solubility is caused by the decrease in [see text] and hydrogen bond because of enzymatic hydrolysis.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China. caoyu@iccas.ac.cn
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Huimin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D028202:Abies / Q000378:metabolism; D000468:Alkalies; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D044602:Cellulases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism*; D043366:Cellulose 1,4-beta-Cellobiosidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D005052:Eucalyptus / Q000378:metabolism; D012995:Solubility; D014934:Wood
chemical_list: D000468:Alkalies; D002482:Cellulose; D044602:Cellulases; D043366:Cellulose 1,4-beta-Cellobiosidase