title: Cellulases of mesophilic microorganisms: cellulosome and noncellulosome producers.
abstract: The cellulolytic activity of mesophilic bacteria and fungi is described, with special emphasis on the large extracellular enzyme complex called the cellulosome. The cellulosome is composed of a scaffolding protein, which is attached to various cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic enzymes, and this complex allows the organisms to degrade plant cell walls very efficently. The enzymes include a variety of cellulases, hemicellulases, and pectinases that work synergistically to degrade complex cell-wall molecules.
authors: Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA. rhdoi@ucdavis.edu
authors: Roy H
authors: RH
authors: Doi
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000378:metabolism; D002480:Cellulase / Q000378:metabolism*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002482:Cellulose; D002480:Cellulase