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hemicellulase

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hemicellulase

[‚hem·i′sel·yə‚lās]
(food engineering)
An enzyme that hydrolyzes pentosan (a type of hemicellulose), mainly used in the baking industry to improve the quality of dough, also used in food, beverage, animal feed, and pharmaceutical industries.
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References in periodicals archive
Zhou, "Effect of hemicellulase on the molecular weight and structure of chitosan," Polymer Degradation and Stability, vol.
Westerholm-Parvinen et al., "Screening of candidate regulators for cellulase and hemicellulase production in Trichoderma reesei and identification of a factor essential for cellulase production," Biotechnology for Biofuels, vol.
containing wild-type cellulase and hemicellulase enzymes (Ce-Hem extract), (2) a concentrated recombinant CBHII extract from W.
pepsin, protease, lipase, amylase and hemicellulase) which improved digestion and consequently the weight gain and feed conversion rate [27].
Nahar, "Effect of hemicellulase addition during enzymatic hydrolysis of switchgrass pretreated by soaking in aqueous ammonia," Bioresource Technology, vol.
To prevent these fiber-related complications, supplements with cellulose-digesting enzymes such as cellulase, hemicellulase, phytase, beta-glucanase, pectinase, and xylanase can convert cellulose into smaller molecules that can then pass harmlessly through the intestinal tract.
Effects of using various concentrations of cellulase, hemicellulase, and pectinase in differing molarities of mannitol or sorbitol were evaluated.
Hydrolysis of ammonia- pretreated sugar cane bagasse with cellulose, beta-glucosidase, and hemicellulase preparations.
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