The enzyme from the acidophilic bacterium?Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius?is an endo-cleaving hydrolase that cleaves ¦Â(1¡ú4)-linked residues. However, it is specific for (carboxymethyl)cellulose and does not act on cellulosic substrates such as avicel.
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Endohydrolysis of (1->4)-beta-D-glucosidic linkages in (carboxymethyl)cellulose.