Cellulases can enhance β-glucan synthesis

Yuk Shan Wong; Geoffrey B. Fincher; Gordon A. Maclachlan

doi:10.1126/science.195.4279.679

Cellulases can enhance β-glucan synthesis

Yuk Shan Wong^*, Geoffrey B. Fincher, Gordon A. Maclachlan

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

β-Glucan synthesis from uridine diphosphoglucose by pea epicotyl tissue slices is increased two- to threefold by preliminary, short-term treatment with cellulases purified from auxin-treated peas. We suggest that cellulases introduce chain ends in accessible regions of cellulose microfibrils which then act as primers for chain elongation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	679-681
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	195
Issue number	4279
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.195.4279.679
Publication status	Published - 1977
Externally published	Yes

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