Elite Engineer Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 If I ingested a bunch of cellulase and started eating grass, leaves, etc. wouldn't that be sufficient to breakdown the cellulose into digestible carbohydrates for energy?..just curious ~EE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 One problem would be that the cellulase would be a protein, and you would digest it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elite Engineer Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 One problem would be that the cellulase would be a protein, and you would digest it. What if you reacted the cellulase with the ceullose first, then ate it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 In a way, we already do this, it's called eating meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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