Microbial degradation of cellulose (Enzymes, Steps, Mechanisms)
What is cellulose? Cellulose is an organic polysaccharide composed of a linear chain of hundreds of β-linked D-glucose units. Figure: Cellulose, a linear polymer of D-glucose units (two are shown) linked by β(1→4)-glycosidic bonds. Image Source: NEUROtiker. Cellulose is the most abundant extracellular structural polysaccharide …Read more