CellulaseR-10,alsocalledCellulase"Onozuka"R-10,isderivedfromTrichodermaViride. CellulaseR-10isamulti-enzymaticsystemconsistingofvariousenzymes,includingcellulase,hemicellulase,pectinaseandprotease.CellulaseR-10istypicallyusedinassociationwithmacerozymeR-10inthedecompositionofplantcellwallstoproduceprotoplasts.
GoldBio’sCellulaseR-10contains>10U/mgofcellulaseactivity.Oneunitofcellulasewillrelease1µmoleofglucosefromcarboxymethylcellulose.Cellulaseactivitymaybeinhibitedbythesugarssuchasglucoseorcellobiose.