Nature's Chain Saw

a: cellulase ~
b: molecular chain saw

What:

cellulase is an enzyme that breaks down cellulose. It does this by breaking the bonds between the glucose monomers that constitute this naturally occurring polymer. In practice is usually a mixture of several molecules acting together. To mix this metaphor, it could be a "wolf pack" of enzymes.


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Writer: Lucrezia
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Sep 18 2014 11:06 AM


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