Abstract
Isolation of Cellulolytic Fungi and Utilization of Its Cellulolytic Activity for Microcrystalline Cellulose Preparation from Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
Highlights
Microcrystalline cellulose is a cellulase derivative which usually used as a pharmaceutical excipient in the manufacturing of direct compression tablet
This study developed the conversion of water hyacinth powder into microcrystalline cellulose by enzymatic hydrolysis method
Isolates of cellulolytic fungi obtained from soil and rotten logs were isolate 2 and isolate 6 respectively
Summary
Microcrystalline cellulose is a cellulase derivative which usually used as a pharmaceutical excipient in the manufacturing of direct compression tablet. High concentration of cellulose is found in water hyacinth (about 60%) it might be used in the manufacturing of microcrystalline cellulose. This study was aimed to obtain the best cellulolytic fungi, the best optimal conditions of enzymatic hydrolysis and comparing microcrystalline cellulose characteristics obtained from water hyacinth with microcrystalline cellulose standard, Avicel pH 101. Based on the pattern of diffraction there was a similarity between microcrystalline cellulose of enzymatic hydrolysis result compared with Avicel pH 101. One of the plants containing cellulase is water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes).[1]. Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a species of aquatic plants commonly grown on the surface of lakes and rivers. This problem of this water hyacinth population need to be addressed
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