초록
<P><B>Abstract</B></P><P>A newly isolated indigenous bacterium <I>Pseudomonas</I> sp. CL3 was able to produce novel cellulases consisting of endo-β-1,4-<SMALL>D</SMALL>-glucanase (80 and 100kDa), exo-β-1,4-<SMALL>D</SMALL>-glucanase (55kDa) and β-1,4-<SMALL>D</SMALL>-glucosidase (65kDa) characterized by enzyme assay and zymography analysis. In addition, the CL3 strain also produced xylanase with a molecular weight of 20kDa. The optimal temperature for enzyme activity was 50, 45, 45 and 55°C for endo-β-1,4-<SMALL>D</SMALL>-glucanase, exo-β-1,4-<SMALL>D</SMALL>-glucanase, β-1,4-<SMALL>D</SMALL>-glucosidase and xylanase, respectively. All the enzymes displayed optimal activity at pH 6.0. The cellulases/xylanase could hydrolyze cellulosic materials very effectively and were thus used to hydrolyze natural agricultural waste (i.e., bagasse) for clean energy (H<SUB>2</SUB>) production by <I>Clostridium</I> <I>pasteurianum</I> CH4 using separate hydrolysis and fermentation process. The maximum hydrogen production rate and cumulative hydrogen production were 35ml/L/h and 1420ml/L, respectively, with a hydrogen yield of around 0.96molH<SUB>2</SUB>/molglucose.</P>