Cellulase denotes a family of enzymes primarily produced by bacteria, fungi, and protozoans that hydrolyze cellulose, a polysaccharide of -(1g4) linked glucose molecules that constitutes the principal structural molecule of plants and is the most abundant component of plant biomass. (appliedhealth.com)
By exposing ground - up miscanthus grass (a relative of sugarcane) to ozone gas, Sharma - Shivappa and her colleagues at North Carolina State University were able to break down the tough structural molecule called lignin, allowing them to access the valuable carbohydrates without degrading them. (discovermagazine.com)
When transplanted into knee joints, the grafts took on key characteristics of knee cartilage, as measured by their concentrations of key structural molecules like the protein collagen and sugar molecules called glycosaminoglycans. (sciencemag.org)