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Elevated levels of cellobiohydrolase, carboxymethylcellulase (CMCase) and β-glucosidase were produced by strain STA of Neurospora crassa, grown in solid-state fermentation on untreated wheat straw supplemented with simple mineral salts. Yields as high as 6.1 units of cellobiohydrolase, 969.2 units of CMCase and 169.4 units of β-glucosidase per gram of straw were obtained at optimum growth and enzyme assay conditions.
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Macris, B.J., Kekos, D. & Evangelidou, X. A simple and inexpensive method for cellulase and β-glucosidase production by Neurospora crassa . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 31, 150–151 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00262453
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00262453