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Table 4 Specific activities of the three enzymatic preparations used for the saccharification tests

From: Enzymatic degradation of maize shoots: monitoring of chemical and physical changes reveals different saccharification behaviors

 

De-salted enzymes

Celluclast® 1.5L

NS50010

NS 50,030

Polymerase activities (nkat/mg)

CMC*

98

5

35

Soluble arabinoxylans

50

16

311

Insoluble arabinoxylans

25

6

136

Glycosidase activities (nkat/mg)

pNP-Glc

7

124

4

pNP-Xyl

11

1

11

  1. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), Nitrophenyl-β-d-Glucopyranoside (pNP-Glc) and 4-Nitrophenyl-β-d-Xylopyranoside (pNP-Xyl) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (St Louis MO)
  2. Soluble and insoluble arabinoxylans were isolated from wheat flour in our laboratory
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Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

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