Table 1.

Action of xylanase from A. flavithermus and recombinant β‐xylosidase/α‐arabinosidase on beechwood xylan

Enzyme(s)	Incubation time (h)	Reducing sugars yield (mg xylose equivalents per mL)	Xylan hydrolysis (%)
Xylanase	2 3 4	2.61 2.83 3.28	26.1 28.3 32.8
β‐Xylosidase/α‐arabinosidase	6	0.60	6.0
Xylanase + β‐xylosidase/α‐arabinosidase	2 3 4	4.79 5.58 6.36	47.9 55.8 63.6
Control	4	0.006	0.06