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Table 2 Characteristics of purified enzymes

From: Identification and characterization of core cellulolytic enzymes from Talaromyces cellulolyticus (formerly Acremonium cellulolyticus) critical for hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass

Enzyme

Molecular weight

Substrate specificity (U/mg)

Thermostability (Tm, °C)

(apparent, k)

SDS-PAGE

Gel filtration

Avicel

CMC

Birch xylan

PNP-lactose

PNP-glucose

PNP-xylose

Bgl3A

82.1

92.8

ND

ND

0.44

ND

10.70

0.10

66.0

Cel5A

50.4

61.6

0.26

17.70

ND

ND

0.05

ND

77.0

Cel6A

56.3

82.2

0.29

ND

0.87

ND

ND

ND

63.0

Cel7A

59.5

60.3

0.25

ND

ND

0.14

ND

ND

67.5

Cel7B

60.9

80.1

0.23

16.15

1.88

1.19

ND

ND

64.0

Xyl10A

49.8

44.1

ND

0.91

95.08

0.96

ND

0.31

82.0

  1. Tm values were determined by fluorescence-based thermal shift assay as described in the Methods. CMC, carboxymethyl cellulose; ND, not detectable; PNP-glucose, p-nitrophenyl-β-d-glucoside; PNP-lactose, p-nitrophenyl-β-d-lactoside; PNP-xylose, p-nitrophenyl-β-d-xyloside.