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Thermophilic endoglucanase as a potential enzyme catalyst for animal feed production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

N.J. Parry ,
E. Owen ,
D.E. Beever  and
M.K. Bhat
N.J. Parry
Affiliation:
Institute of Food Research, Reading Laboratory, Earley Gate, Whitenights Road, Reading RG6 6BZ, UK
E. Owen
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, The University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading RG6 6AT, UK
D.E. Beever
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, The University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading RG6 6AT, UK
M.K. Bhat
Affiliation:
Institute of Food Research, Reading Laboratory, Earley Gate, Whitenights Road, Reading RG6 6BZ, UK
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In recent years enzymes have been used in increasing quantities by the animal feed supply industry for the production of both monogastric and ruminant animal feeds. The use of enzymes provides an effective biological way of improving the nutritional quality of cellulose and hemicellulose based feeds (Viikari et al., 1993, Millet et al., 1976). The present study involved the isolation and purification of an endoglucanase produced by Thermoascus aurantiacus with an emphasis on characterising heat stable enzymes which would have an obvious advantage in industrial processes, especially those involving pelleting of the final diet.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1996 , March 1996 , pp. 241
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1996

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