The analysis of an enzyme (Ce1A) and a gene system (abg) involved in the utilization of lignocellulose in the rumen

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dc.contributor.advisorThomson, Jennifer Annen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Gordon Douglasen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-05T17:31:27Z
dc.date.available2014-11-05T17:31:27Z
dc.date.issued1996en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 150-183.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAs lignocellulose represents an abundant renewable resource, research is in progress to obtain a better understanding of the natural mechanisms whereby this resource is utilised. Of particular interest is the degradation of forage in the rumen and one research goal is to ultimately increase animal productivity through an improvement in lignocellulose utilisation. However, although the mechanisms behind lignocellulose utilisation are reasonably well understood, relatively little is known about the mechanisms which occur in the rumen. Thus, the aim of this thesis was to gain more insight into the mechanisms of lignocellulose utilisation which occur in the rumen. Initially this research was focused on the poorly characterised exo-acting cellulases from rumen bacteria. Preliminary enzymology studies on one cellulase from Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD-1, previously isolated in this laboratory, indicated that an exo-acting cellodextrinase, CelA, had been isolated. In this report, the enzyme was purified and biochemically characterised and was shown to be an exo-acting cellodextrinase.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBrown, G. D. (1996). <i>The analysis of an enzyme (Ce1A) and a gene system (abg) involved in the utilization of lignocellulose in the rumen</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Molecular and Cell Biology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9244en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBrown, Gordon Douglas. <i>"The analysis of an enzyme (Ce1A) and a gene system (abg) involved in the utilization of lignocellulose in the rumen."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9244en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBrown, G. 1996. The analysis of an enzyme (Ce1A) and a gene system (abg) involved in the utilization of lignocellulose in the rumen. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Brown, Gordon Douglas AB - As lignocellulose represents an abundant renewable resource, research is in progress to obtain a better understanding of the natural mechanisms whereby this resource is utilised. Of particular interest is the degradation of forage in the rumen and one research goal is to ultimately increase animal productivity through an improvement in lignocellulose utilisation. However, although the mechanisms behind lignocellulose utilisation are reasonably well understood, relatively little is known about the mechanisms which occur in the rumen. Thus, the aim of this thesis was to gain more insight into the mechanisms of lignocellulose utilisation which occur in the rumen. Initially this research was focused on the poorly characterised exo-acting cellulases from rumen bacteria. Preliminary enzymology studies on one cellulase from Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD-1, previously isolated in this laboratory, indicated that an exo-acting cellodextrinase, CelA, had been isolated. In this report, the enzyme was purified and biochemically characterised and was shown to be an exo-acting cellodextrinase. DA - 1996 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1996 T1 - The analysis of an enzyme (Ce1A) and a gene system (abg) involved in the utilization of lignocellulose in the rumen TI - The analysis of an enzyme (Ce1A) and a gene system (abg) involved in the utilization of lignocellulose in the rumen UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9244 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBrown GD. The analysis of an enzyme (Ce1A) and a gene system (abg) involved in the utilization of lignocellulose in the rumen. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, 1996 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9244en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherMicrobiologyen_ZA
dc.titleThe analysis of an enzyme (Ce1A) and a gene system (abg) involved in the utilization of lignocellulose in the rumenen_ZA
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