%0 Journal Article %@ 0959-3993 %A Banerjee, U C %A Chakrabarti, S. %D 1992 %F open:663 %I Springer Science %J World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology %K Carboxymethylcellulase - Curvularia lunata - enzyme kinetics - temperature and pH optima - thermostability %N 4 %P 423-424 %T Production and properties of carboxymethylcellulase (endo-1,4-?-glucanase) fromCurvularia lunata %U http://crdd.osdd.net/open/663/ %V 8 %X An extracellular carboxymethylcellulase (endo-1,4--glucanase) fromCurvularia lunata, grown at 30°C with an initial pH of 6.0, had optimal activity at pH 4.8 and 50°C. The enzyme was unstable above 50°C. The enzyme had aK m for carboxymethylcellulose of 0.97 g/l and aV max of 5.4 IU/ml. %Z Copyright of this article belongs to Springer Science.