International Union of Pure Commission on Biotechnology * Measurement of

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Fermentation Commission, IUPAC, (changed to Commission on Biotechnology, JUPAC, July 1980) put in a considerable effort and time since July 1976 to prepare a document prescribing standard assay procedures for cellulase enzyme system. The subject area was considered significantly important because the number of groups engaged in the studies of enzymatic break-down of cellulose of various sources were on steady increase. At least nine Commission meetings held during the last several years (Berlin, July 1976; Warsaw, June 1977; Munich, Sept. 1978; Davos, Sept. 1979; London (Ontario), July 1980; Leuven, Aug. 1981; MIT (Boston), Aug. 1982; Lyngby, Aug. 1983 & New Delhi,Feb.1984) gave consider- able attention to this project. Several aspects of the proposed standard proce- dures available to workers for enzyme and substrate evaluation were considered. The detailed text of the draft prepared during mid 1980 and partially modified in early 1982 were discussed by the Commission at the MIT workshop in 1982. At the Lyngby meeting the Commission gave its final recommendations on the man- uscript which after some additional review was adopted at the New Delhi meeting in February 1984 for release. Several procedures were suggested in the draft for consideration of the members of the Commission and other experts in the field. Thefinal version of the Commission's draft is expected to be useful as a document of standard procedures for assay and evaluation of cellulase enzyme system. Although for a subject area so complicated and involved like the assay proce- dures of various enzymes associated with cellulose-cellulase system, it was ex- pected that the concerned groups and individuals might find it difficult to agree to a commoff draft. However, the members of the Commission as well as others who collaborated in the preparation of the document felt the need for a working document to form the basis of exchange of ideas and comparison of results. With this in view the New Delhi meeting of the Commission finally approved the recommendations for circulation. Necessarily, the Commission will review the assay procedures as and when some new information is available.

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Union, I., Pure, O. F., & Chemistry, A. (1987). International Union of Pure Commission on Biotechnology * Measurement of. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 59(2), 257–268. https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198759020257

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