Cel7A cellulase enzymes (gold) are inhibited when breaking down cellulose (green) by the product, cellobiose, at both the “front door" (1) and “back door" (2) of the Cel7A tunnel, and by two other ...

Cellulases, enzymes that break down tough biomass, are the workhorses of the nascent biofuel industry. Currently, a dozen or so commercial cellulases, many produced by fungi, perform the laborious ...

Scientists looking for unusual cellulose-digesting enzymes, called cellulases, have found one that works at a higher temperature, 109 Celsius, than any others found to date. The cellulase comes from ...