A NOVEL ENDOGLUCANASE

摘要

An enzyme preparation consisting essentially of an endo- beta -1,4-glucanase (EC 3.2.1.4) derived from the bacterial genera Cellvibrio mixtus or Cellvibrio gilvus may be produced by recombinant techniques using a cloned DNA sequence encoding the enzyme, e.g. SEQ ID NO:1. The endo- beta -1,4-glucanase which has two conserved regions, a first amino acid sequence consisting of 15 amino acid residues having sequence (a) and a second amino acid sequence consisting of 6 amino acid residues having sequence (b) is useful in industrial application conventionally using cellulolytic enzymes.