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Cellulase is an enzyme found in herbivorous animals as it assists the breakdown of cellulose found in all plant matter.

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Which enzyme help animals to digest plants?

Cellulase is the enzyme responsible for breaking down cellulose, a major component of plant cell walls, in animals such as herbivores. This enzyme helps animals extract nutrients from plant material that would otherwise be indigestible.


What is cellulase made of?

Cellulase is an enzyme made up of a complex of proteins that helps break down cellulose, a polysaccharide found in plant cell walls. It is produced by certain fungi, bacteria, and protozoans and is essential for the digestion of cellulose-rich materials.


Where is the enzyme cellulase located in the body?

in the cells


Is cellulase a carbohydrate or a protein?

Cellulase is an enzyme that break down celluse a complex organic molecule into simpler molecule like glucose and as such being an enzyme, it is also protein in nature.


What is the enzyme in malunggay stem?

The enzyme found in malunggay stem is likely to be cellulase. Cellulase is responsible for breaking down cellulose, a structural component of plant cell walls, into simpler sugars that the plant can then use as a source of energy.


What does Cellulase speed up?

Cellulase speeds up the breakdown of cellulose into glucose molecules. This enzyme catalyzes the hydrolysis of the beta-1,4-glycosidic bonds in cellulose, making it a vital component in the digestion of plant material by certain organisms.


Where is enzyme cellulase produced?

its were your stomach is and it is mostly produced in large quantities


How do you obtain cellulase?

Most cellulase is extracted from fungal plant parasites. You can buy small amounts of the enzyme in powdered form through Karlan, Inc. There is a company in Japan named Yakult Pharmaceuticals that sells bulk cellulase (and other plant-chewing enzymes) for laboratory use. Even with overseas shipping, they are much cheaper. Cellulase and other enzymes are used in the lab to make plant protoplasts by chewing away the cell wall.


Scientific words that end in -ase?

Enzyme, cellulase, lipase, polymerase


What enzyme is responsible for digesting carbohydrates?

salivary amylase (salivary glads) and pancreatic amylase (pancreas)


What enzyme breaks down vegetables?

Cellulase - breaks down vegetables and cellulose material


Which enzyme breaks down into cellulose into smaller molecules?

Cellulose is not an enzyme - it is a polysaccharide sugar.Cellulase is used to describe a class of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis (breakdown) of cellulose.