The potential of cellulolytic enzymes has been widely studied and explored for
bioconversion processes and plays a key role in various industrial applications. Cellulase, a …

Cellulases are hydrolytic enzymes, which have been commercially available for about the
last three decades. Due to the complexity of these enzyme systems and the enormous …

Microbial cellulases have shown their potential application in various industries including
pulp and paper, textile, laundry, biofuel production, food and feed industry, brewing, and …

Depolymerization of cellulose to glucose requires the synergistic action of three key
cellulases, endoglucanase (EC 3.2. 1.4), exoglucanase (EC 3.2. 1.176)(EC 3.2. 1.91) and β …

Lignocellulosic biomass has been considered as an important and sustainable source of
renewable energy. Cellulose constitutes the major component of the lignocellulosic biomass …

Cellulases have numerous applications in several industries, including biofuel production,
food and feed industry, brewing, pulp and paper, textile, laundry, and agriculture. Cellulose …

This chapter discusses the characteristics, sources, production, and applications of
cellulase. Cellulases are increasingly being used for a large variety of industrial purposes …

The enzyme cellulase is a consortium of three enzymes—exo-glucanase, endo-glucanase
and β-glucosidase, which can be produced by various microorganisms naturally and is …

Microbial cellulases find applications in various industries and constitute a major group of
the industrial enzymes. Recently, there is resurgence in utilization of biomass for fuel …

Utilization of microbial enzymes has been widely reported for centuries, but the commercial
use of enzymes has been recently adopted. Particularly, cellulases have been utilized in …