Cellulases
"Cellulases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A family of glycosidases that hydrolyse crystalline CELLULOSE into soluble sugar molecules. Within this family there are a variety of enzyme subtypes with differing substrate specificities that must work together to bring about complete cellulose hydrolysis. They are found in structures called CELLULOSOMES.
| Descriptor ID |
D044602
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.450.420.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Cellulase Enzyme Systems- Cellulase Enzyme Systems
- Enzyme Systems, Cellulase
- Systems, Cellulase Enzyme
- Cellulase Enzyme System
- Enzyme System, Cellulase
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