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Many organisms eat and digest paper, if given the opportunity. What enzyme do they need to...

Many organisms eat and digest paper, if given the opportunity. What enzyme do they need to produce to carry out this process?

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The micorbes which can eat and digest paper are called as cellulytic bacteria. They contain the enzyme cellulase and degrade cellulose into glucose units.

These microbes are also used in paper industry to digest some cellulose present in wood to convert it into paper pulp.

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