Isolation of fungi producing Cellulases from Cocoa Pod (Theobroma Cacao L.)

Jimat, Dzun Noraini and Che Husin, Nur Fatin Diana and Azmi, Azlin Suhaida and Ahmad Raus, Raha (2013) Isolation of fungi producing Cellulases from Cocoa Pod (Theobroma Cacao L.). In: IIUM Engineering Congress 2013 (ICOM '13), 2-4 July 2013, Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Cellulases are a complex inducible enzyme that able to degrade cellulose. This study investigates the isolation of fungi producing cellulase from mouldy cocoa pod (Theobroma cacao L.). Screening of cellulolytic isolates by using a congo red test were carried out on carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) agar plates. The production of cellulases by isolated-cocoa pod fungi in fermentation using cocoa pod husks as substrate was performed. Fungal-cellulases activity of filter paper activity (FPase), carboxylmethyl cellulase (CMCase) and reducing sugar concentration were determined.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Full Paper)
Additional Information:	3891/34859
Subjects:	T Technology > TP Chemical technology > TP248.13 Biotechnology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr Dzun Noraini Jimat
Date Deposited:	27 Jan 2014 16:18
Last Modified:	27 Jan 2014 16:18
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/34859

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