Does anyone know how to extract cellulase enzyme? the source I was thinking of were termites.
What y'all think?
Any other possible sources?
Expressing it from a transgene in bacteria is probably the best way to go. There's quite a bit of literature on this.
Depending on the biomass, lignin may be an issue.
[Edited on 2019-7-2 by Metacelsus]UC235 - 2-7-2019 at 16:56
Trichoderma reesei is the typical laboratory source from which commercial cellulase is produced. There are strains that produce ridiculous quantities
of enzyme.