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Definition of Cellulase

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cellulase

1. Enzymes that break down cellulose and are involved in cell wall breakdown in higher plants, especially during abscission. Produced in large amounts by certain fungi and bacteria. Degradation of cellulose microfibrils requires the concerted action of several cellulases. (26 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cellulase

Literary usage of Cellulase

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ferments and Their Actions by Karl Oppenheimer (1901)
"CHAPTER XVI. FERMENTS OF POLYSACCHARIDES WHICH RESEMBLE DIASTASE. THE ENZYME WHICH DISSOLVES THE CELL-WALLS. (cellulase ..."

2. Biotechnology for Clean Industrial Products and Processes: Towards by OECD Staff, OECD., OECD Working Party on Biotechnology, Oecd (1998)
"Similarly, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, other cellulose-based fabrics and garments began to be processed with cellulase, which can give superior ..."

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