3 Review(s)

Offers an overview of the state-of-the-art and future research needs for ?-glucosidases. Provides coverage of ?-glucosidases from the entire spectrum of organisms, including humans and mammals, plants, insects, fungi, and bacteria. Includes chapters on the mechanism of catalysis by ?-glucosidases, substrate specificity and physiological substrates of ?-glucosidases, and cyanogenic ?-glucosidases and glucosides from plants and insects. Reviewshuman ?-glucosidases in relation to metabolism, foods and nutrition, and an inherited disorder. Also describes a model system using immobilized enzymes to convert cellulose to glucose.