Abstract
Enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose depends on the combined action of endoglucanases, cellobiohydrolases and b-glucosidases. In the "initial steps" endoglucanases and cellobiohydrolases attack the cellulose fibers generating the disaccharide cellobiose, which in the "final stage" is hydrolyzed by b-gtycosidases. However, the rate of cellulose hydrolysis decreases during the reaction, result…