TY - JOUR AU - Moraïs, Sarah AU - Barak, Yoav AU - Lamed, Raphael AU - Wilson, David B. AU - Xu, Qi AU - Himmel, Michael E. AU - Bayer, Edward A. PY - 2012 DA - 2012/10/24 TI - Paradigmatic status of an endo- and exoglucanase and its effect on crystalline cellulose degradation JO - Biotechnology for Biofuels SP - 78 VL - 5 IS - 1 AB - Microorganisms employ a multiplicity of enzymes to efficiently degrade the composite structure of plant cell wall cellulosic polysaccharides. These remarkable enzyme systems include glycoside hydrolases (cellulases, hemicellulases), polysaccharide lyases, and the carbohydrate esterases. To accomplish this challenging task, several strategies are commonly observed either separately or in combination. These include free enzyme systems, multifunctional enzymes, and multi-enzyme self-assembled designer cellulosome complexes. SN - 1754-6834 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1754-6834-5-78 DO - 10.1186/1754-6834-5-78 ID - Moraïs2012 ER -