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Title: The study of redox-active inorganic substituents of cellulase enzyme. Quarterly report, 25 August--25 November 1992

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:10114233

Hexaammineruthemium(III) chloride enhances the catalytic activity of Trichoderma reesei cellobiohydrolase I (CBHI) by as much as 45 percent over a 24 hr period. The mechanism involved could be related to the redox activity and reduction of O{sub 2} by RU(II) complexes. Since the addition of ascorbic acid is not required for the enhancement of CBHI activity, we speculate that the cellobiose generated by the enzyme activity may serve as the reducing agent for the formation of RU(II) species.

Research Organization:
California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Jet Propulsion Lab. (JPL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AI05-92OR22030
OSTI ID:
10114233
Report Number(s):
DOE/OR/22030-2; ON: DE93006520
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: [1992]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English