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. 2002 Sep;66(3):506–577. doi: 10.1128/MMBR.66.3.506-577.2002

TABLE 5.

Summary of cellulase adsorption parametersa

Organism, substrate and temp Binding capacity
Binding affinity
Reference
mg/g μmol/g μmol/μmolb Liters/g Liters/μmol
Components
    Cellulomonas fimi (30°C)
        CenA BMCC 144 3.1 5.0 × 10−4 41 1.89 212
        Cex BMCC 184 3.6 5.8 × 10−4 33 1.71
    Thermobifida fusca (50°C)
        E3, Avicel 26 0.4 6.5 × 10−5 3.1 0.20 70
        E3, BMCC 741 11.4 1.8 × 10−3 1.5 0.10
        E4, Avicel 31 0.34 5.5 × 10−5 0.85 0.077
        E4, BMCC 875 9.7 1.6 × 10−3 0.49 0.044
        E5, Avicel 31 0.67 1.1 × 10−4 4.8 0.22
        E5, BMCC 556 12.0 1.9 × 10−3 2.8 0.13
    Trichoderma reesei
        CBHI, Avicel (4°C) 48 0.74 1.2 × 10−4 0.69 0.044 439
        CBHI, Avicel (25°C) 57 1.1 1.8 × 10−4 5.4 0.28 637
        CBHI, Avicel (25°C) 15 0.29 4.7 × 10−5 682
        CBHI, Avicel (50°C) 25 0.48 7.8 × 10−5 1.7 0.09 70
        CBHI/BMCC (50°C) 239 4.6 7.5 × 10−4 5.4 0.28 70
        CBHII, Avicel (4°C) 28 0.52 8.4 × 10−5 1.0 0.053 439
        CBHII, Avicel (25°C) 11.3 0.24 3.9 × 10−5 682
    Trichoderma viride (30°C)
        ExoI 6.6 0.11 1.8 × 10−5 5.0 0.3 44
        ExoIII 63 1.0 1.6 × 10−4 6.9 0.43
        EndoI, Avicel 130 2.5 4.0 × 10−4 0.88 0.04
        EndoIII, Avicel 26 0.45 7.3 × 10−5 12 0.68
        EndoV, Avicel 110 1.8 2.9 × 10−4 0.89 0.05
        EndoVI, Avicel 4.1 0.08 1.3 × 10−5 3.4 0.18
Multicomponent mixtures and complexes
    Trichoderma reesei
        Avicel (50°C) 92 1.92 3.1 × 10−4 1.04 0.05 641
        Avicel (40°C) 56 1.21 2.0 × 10−4 3.21 0.015 508
        Cellulose in pretreated woodc (40°C) 81 1.68 2.7 × 10−4 1.82 0.087 506
    C. thermocellum
        Avicel (60°C)d 17.5 0.0083 1.4 × 10−5 246 517 50
        Pretreated wood(60°C)d,e 317 0.15 2.5 × 10−5 344 722
a

Values in bold are as reported; others are calculated.

b

Micromole of cellulase/micromole of β-glucosidic bond calculated using 6,173 μmol of β-glucosidic bonds/g of cellulose.

c

Dilute-acid-pretreated wood prepared at 220°C; an average molecular weight of 48,000 is assumed as in reference 641.

d

Calculated quantities based on a specific activity of 2.4 μmol/mg/min and a molecular mass of 2.1 × 106 Da.

e

Dilute-acid-pretreated wood prepared at 220°C.