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Table 3 Hydrolysis rates of lignocellulosic biomass by enzymes of C. owensensis

From: Characterization of hemicellulase and cellulase from the extremely thermophilic bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor owensensis and their potential application for bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass without pretreatment

Substrate

Enzymes (15 mg/g ds)

Sugar released

Xylose (% of xylan)

Arabinose (% of araban)

Glucose (% of glucan)

Reducing sugar (% of carbohydrate)a

Native corn straw

Extra-enzyme

9.6 ± 0.32

20.9 ± 0.78

3.9 ± 0.14

15.4 ± 0.56

Extra-/Intra- = 1:1

14.7 ± 0.56

39.5 ± 1.23

3.7 ± 0.14

14.3 ± 0.67

Intra-enzyme

7.9 ± 0.33

53.5 ± 2.81

3.1 ± 0.12

11.5 ± 0.43

Native corncob

Extra-enzyme

11.7 ± 0.47

22.9 ± 1.12

ND

14.5 ± 0.61

Extra-/Intra- = 1:1

16.8 ± 0.48

45.7 ± 1.73

ND

13.7 ± 0.57

Intra-enzyme

10.4 ± 0.51

60.0 ± 2.85

ND

10.9 ± 0.49

SE corn stover

Extra-enzyme

50.0 ± 2.23

ND

ND

4.6 ± 0.17

Extra-/Intra- = 1:1

59.1 ± 2.54

ND

ND

3.8 ± 0.16

Intra-enzyme

36.4 ± 1.67

ND

ND

2.5 ± 0.12

  1. ND Not detected
  2. aCarbohydrate refers to total of glucan, xylan and araban