Black Knot of Cherry. Protoplasts. Beta-glucosidase. Beta-glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.21, gentiobiase, cellobiase, emulsin, elaterase, aryl-beta-glucosidase, beta-D-glucosidase, beta-glucoside glucohydrolase, arbutinase, amygdalinase, p-nitrophenyl beta-glucosidase, primeverosidase, amygdalase, linamarase, salicilinase, beta-1,6-glucosidase) is a glucosidase enzyme that acts upon β1->4 bonds linking two glucose or glucose-substituted molecules (i.e., the disaccharide cellobiose).
It is an exocellulase with specificity for a variety of beta-D-glycoside substrates. It catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal non-reducing residues in beta-D-glucosides with release of glucose.[2] Cellulose is largely composed of polymers of beta-bond linked glucose molecules, and beta-glucosidases are required by organisms (some fungi, bacteria, termites) that can consume it. These enzymes are a powerful tool for degradation of plant cell walls for pathogens. References[edit] Enzymatic "Combustion": The Microbial Degradation of Lignin - Annual Review of Microbiology, 41(1):465. Exploring bacterial lignin degradation Margaret E Brown and Michelle CY Chang Current Opinion in Chemical Biology Vol. 19 (2014) : 1-7 Effect of chemical and metallic compounds on biomass, mRNA levels and laccase activity of Phlebia brevispora BAFC 633 María Isabel Fonseca, Ana Belén Ramos-Hryb, Julia Inés Fariña, Silvana Soledad Sawostjanik Afanasiuk, Laura Lidia Villalba, and Pedro Darío Zapata.
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