Figure 2From: Cellulose degradation: a therapeutic strategy in the improved treatment of Acanthamoeba infections Classes of enzymes involved in cellulose breakdown. Endoglucanase produce random cuts at an internal position within cellulose fiber releasing cellooligosaccharides. Exoglucanases/cellobiohydrolase act on chain ends releasing cellobiose which are then acted up on by β-glucosidase to release glucose (adopted from Xie et. al., 2007).Back to article page