(1) Istituto di Chimica Biologica, Universitá di Cagliari, via della Pineta no. 77, Cagliari, Italy;(2) Istituto di Microbiologia, Universitá di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Abstract:
A highly active thermostable β-glucosidase was purified to homogeneity from a strain ofTrichoderma sp. The enzyme was an extracellular glycoprotein and showed hydrolytic activity toward several β-glucosides.
Cellobiose was found to be the substrate of choice for this enzyme. This finding could suggest future technological applications
of the purified protein.