Response to Comment on "Revealing nature's cellulase diversity: the digestion mechanism of Caldicellulosiruptor bescii CelA"

Science. 2014 May 9;344(6184):578. doi: 10.1126/science.1251701.

Abstract

Gusakov critiques our methodology for comparing the cellulolytic activity of the bacterial cellulase CelA with the fungal cellulase Cel7A. We address his concerns by clarifying some misconceptions, carefully referencing the literature, and justifying our approach to point out that the results from our study still stand.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Bacteria / enzymology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry*
  • Cellulase / chemistry*
  • Cellulose / chemistry*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Cellulose
  • Cellulase