Studies on the Detergency of Cellulase Produced by Alkalophilic Streptomyces strain

Abstract

The effect of CMCases obtained from the alkalophilic Streptomyces strain KSM-9 on the removal of clay soil from cotton fabrics was studied. In each experiment conducted for this purpose, a quantitative determination was made of residual soil following the washing of soiled test clothes. CMCase I was found to be the most effective for soil removal. The detergency of CMCase produced by Streptomyces lividans HNI (pCASI) possessing the CMCase I gene was also examined. This CMCase was noted to have the same power of detergency as CMCase I produced by the parental strain.