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What is cellulase made of?

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Cellulase is mostly found in fungi and microbial stuff. The most studdied cellulase comes from the fungi Trichoderma reesei

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Cellulase is an enzyme made up of protein

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What are the reactants for cellulase?

It is Cellulose.


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Do you think denim treated with cellulase for 1 hour would look or feel different than denim treated for 24 hoursExplain your answer.?

I think that having the denim sitting in cellulase for 1 hour would look better and different from it sitting in the cellulase for 24 hours. The more that it sit in the cellulase the more damage the denim jeans will have.


What temperature does cellulase work best at?

Cellulase breaks down cellulose found in plants and a cow's rumen has a temperature of around 104 F.


Cellulase is a primary metabolite or secondary?

primary


Where is the enzyme cellulase located in the body?

in the cells


What helps a termite eat wood?

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Is cellulase a carbohydrate or a protein?

Cellulase is an enzyme that break down celluse a complex organic molecule into simpler molecule like glucose and as such being an enzyme, it is also protein in nature.


How can we eat vegetables if we don't have cellulase?

Since we don't have cellulase we do not break down cellulose and that remains as fiber but by chewing on vegetables we break the cells and release other nutrients we can use.


How do you obtain cellulase?

Most cellulase is extracted from fungal plant parasites. You can buy small amounts of the enzyme in powdered form through Karlan, Inc. There is a company in Japan named Yakult Pharmaceuticals that sells bulk cellulase (and other plant-chewing enzymes) for laboratory use. Even with overseas shipping, they are much cheaper. Cellulase and other enzymes are used in the lab to make plant protoplasts by chewing away the cell wall.


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