Any enzyme that converts cellulose to the disaccharide cellobiose.
An enzyme complex that breaks down cellulose to beta-glucose. It is produced mainly by symbiotic bacteria in the ruminating chambers of herbivores. Aside from ruminants, most animals (including humans) do not produce cellulase and are therefore unable to use most of the energy contained in plant material.
(n) a enzyme that breaks down cellulose cellulose, the carbohydrate that is the main part of the cell walls of plants. Animals such as cows produce cellulase but humans do not. This is why cows can get nutrition from plants such as grasses, while humans can not. (See enzymes.)
An enzyme complex, produced by fungi and bacteria, capable of decomposing cellulose into small fragments, primarily glucose.
digests cellulose, the fibrous component of most vegtable matter
Plant based enzyme that breaks down fiber membranes and increases the absorption of plant foods.
A type of enzyme that breaks down cellulose.
A family of enzymes that break down cellulose into glucose molecules.
An enzyme that breaks down cellulose, the primary component of plants. Cellulases are used in the textile industry to give denim a stone washed look, prevent pilling, and improve texture of clothes.
An enzyme that acts on the cellulose (fiber) portion of carbohydrates. Cellulase is not produced by the human body.
Cellulase digests cellulose (fiber). It breaks the bonds found in fiber. By disrupting the structure of the fiber matrices or cell walls which envelop most of the nutrients in plants, it increases the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables.
An enzyme that helps digest fiber.
Cellulase refers to a class of enzymes produced chiefly by fungi, bacteria, and protozoans that catalyze the hydrolysis of cellulose. However, there are also cellulases produced by other types of organisms as plants and animals. Several different kinds of cellulases are known, which differ structually and mechanistically.
