An enzyme preparation which is said to be the first commercially available enzyme product “specifically developed for the cellulose ethanol market”, has recently been launched by Genencor, a subsidiary of global food ingredient and consumer products company, Danisco. The product, called, “Accelerase^TM 1000”, has been described as a complex enzyme preparation containing a “potent combination of enzymes which can break down lignocellulosic biomass (containing cellulose and hemicellulose) into simple sugars for ethanol fermentation. According to the product information website, the enzyme product (obtained from a genetically modified fungus, Trichoderma reesei) can be used for a wide spectrum of pretreated lignocellulosic feedstocks such as corn stover, sugar cane bagasse, and wood chips. The enzyme preparation is said to have the following main enzyme activities: endoglucanase (“cuts” the cellulose polymers into smaller fragments containing glucose units), beta-glucosidase (ultimately cuts the glucose-glucose fragments, called “cellobiose” into the basic monosaccharide for ethanol fermentation, glucose). More information on the commercial enzyme preparation can be obtained from the product website above..