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The analysis of an enzyme (Ce1A) and a gene system (abg) involved in the utilization of lignocellulose in the rumen
Bibliography: leaves 150-183.
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/9244 The analysis of an enzyme (Ce1A) and a gene system (abg) involved in the utilization of lignocellulose in the rumen Brown, Gordon Douglas Thomson, Jennifer Ann Microbiology Bibliography: leaves 150-183. As lignocellulose represents an abundant renewable resource, research is in progress to obtain a better understanding of the natural mechanisms whereby this resource is utilised. Of particular interest is the degradation of forage in the rumen and one research goal is to ultimately increase animal productivity through an improvement in lignocellulose utilisation. However, although the mechanisms behind lignocellulose utilisation are reasonably well understood, relatively little is known about the mechanisms which occur in the rumen. Thus, the aim of this thesis was to gain more insight into the mechanisms of lignocellulose utilisation which occur in the rumen. Initially this research was focused on the poorly characterised exo-acting cellulases from rumen bacteria. Preliminary enzymology studies on one cellulase from Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD-1, previously isolated in this laboratory, indicated that an exo-acting cellodextrinase, CelA, had been isolated. In this report, the enzyme was purified and biochemically characterised and was shown to be an exo-acting cellodextrinase. 2014-11-05T17:31:27Z 2014-11-05T17:31:27Z 1996 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9244 eng application/pdf Department of Molecular and Cell Biology Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Microbiology Brown, Gordon Douglas The analysis of an enzyme (Ce1A) and a gene system (abg) involved in the utilization of lignocellulose in the rumen |
| thesis_degree_str | Doctoral |
| title | The analysis of an enzyme (Ce1A) and a gene system (abg) involved in the utilization of lignocellulose in the rumen |
| title_full | The analysis of an enzyme (Ce1A) and a gene system (abg) involved in the utilization of lignocellulose in the rumen |
| title_fullStr | The analysis of an enzyme (Ce1A) and a gene system (abg) involved in the utilization of lignocellulose in the rumen |
| title_full_unstemmed | The analysis of an enzyme (Ce1A) and a gene system (abg) involved in the utilization of lignocellulose in the rumen |
| title_short | The analysis of an enzyme (Ce1A) and a gene system (abg) involved in the utilization of lignocellulose in the rumen |
| title_sort | analysis of an enzyme ce1a and a gene system abg involved in the utilization of lignocellulose in the rumen |
| topic | Microbiology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9244 |
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