title: Use of xylanase and arabinofuranosidase for arabinose removal from unbleached kraft pulp.
abstract: Preparations of arabinofuranosidase and xylanase, respectively from Aureobasidium pullulans and Trichoderma longibrachiatum, were used to remove selectively xylose and arabinose from kraft pulp. The equilibrium moisture content of pulps treated with both enzymes, at varying relative humidities, revealed a consistently lower percent moisture content at all humidity set points. Shorter fiber lengths indicated some deterioration when pulp was exposed to high concentrations of both enzymes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paper Science and Engineering, SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Makkonen
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Nakas
mesh_terms: D001089:Arabinose / Q000378:metabolism*; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000201:enzymology*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D007220:Industrial Waste; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism*; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods; D014242:Trichoderma / Q000201:enzymology*; D014934:Wood; D014994:Xylose / Q000378:metabolism; D014995:Xylosidases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D007220:Industrial Waste; D011134:Polysaccharides; C007916:hemicellulose; D014994:Xylose; D001089:Arabinose; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; D014995:Xylosidases; C019713:alpha-N-arabinofuranosidase