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A versatile and sensitive assay for total cellulase activity and not just carboxymethylcellulase activity, is described. The method is equally suitable for studying the kinetics of solubilization of cellulose by growing cells or isolated enzyme fractions.
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du Preez, P., Kistner, A. A versatile assay for total cellulase activity using U-[14C]-labelled bacterial cellulose. Biotechnol Lett 8, 581–586 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01028088
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