Method of saccharifying cellulose

Title: Method of saccharifying cellulose

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A method of saccharifying cellulose by incubation with the cellulase of Clostridium thermocellum in a broth containing an efficacious amount of a reducing agent. Other incubation parameters which may be advantageously controlled to stimulate saccharification include the concentration of alkaline earth salts, pH, temperature, and duration. By the method of the invention, even native crystalline cellulose such as that found in cotton may be completely saccharified.

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Johnson, Eric A ^[1]; Demain, Arnold L ^[2]; Madia, Ashwin ^[3]

Brookline, MA
Wellesley, MA
Decatur, IL

Issue Date:: 1985-09-10

Research Org.:: Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 865590

Patent Number(s):: 4540664

Application Number:: 06/494,482

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

DOE Contract Number:: EG-77-C-02-4198; XR-9-8109-1

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: method; saccharifying; cellulose; incubation; cellulase; clostridium; thermocellum; broth; containing; efficacious; amount; reducing; agent; parameters; advantageously; controlled; stimulate; saccharification; concentration; alkaline; earth; salts; ph; temperature; duration; native; crystalline; found; cotton; completely; saccharified; crystalline cellulose; alkaline earth; reducing agent; earth salts; saccharifying cellulose; clostridium thermocellum; /435/

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