Novel enzyme having beta-glucosidase activity and use thereof

摘要

The invention is to provide a novel beta-glucosidase and a gene that codes for the enzyme, and to develop a technique of utilizing the beta-glucosidase or a composition that contains the enzyme for processing plants or plant-derived substances. According to the invention, there are provided a novel enzyme showing a beta-glucosidase activity and derived from filamentous fungi of the genus Acremonium, a gene that codes for the enzyme, a method of using the gene for expressing beta-glucosidase, an enzyme composition that contains beta-glucosidase, and a method of processing plants or plant-derived substances with the enzyme or the enzyme composition.