BIFUNCTIONAL ENDOGLUCASE HAVING ENDOGLUCANASE AND XYLANASE ACTIVITIES, METHOD OF DEGRADING XYLAN CONTAINING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A PRODUCT USING THE BIFUNCTIONAL ENDOGLUCASE

摘要

Provided are a bifunctional endoglucase having endoglucase and xylanase activities, and a method for degrading a xylan-containing material and a method for producing a product using the same. Provided in an embodiment is a composition for degrading xylan which includes an endoglucanase Cel5 having endoglucanase and xylanase activities and having an amino acid sequence of the sequence number 1, or an active fragment of the same. The endoglucanase Cel5 is a bifunctional, in other word, progressive endoglucanase having endoglucanase and xylanase acitivities derived from Hahella chejuensis KCTC 2396.