Enzymatic hydrolysis of plants and algae for extraction of bioactive compounds

• Main Authors: Hammed, Ademola Monsur, Jaswir, Irwandi, Amid, Azura, Alam, Md Zahangir, Asiyanbi-H, Tawakalit Tope, Ramli, Nazaruddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2013
• Subjects: S Agriculture (General); TP368 Food processing and manufacture
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/32039/1/2013-Food_review_international.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/32039/4/32039-Enzymatic%20Hydrolysis%20of%20Plants_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/32039/5/32039-Enzymatic%20Hydrolysis%20of%20Plants_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/32039/; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/87559129.2013.818012#preview
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Plants and algae contain novel biocompounds with therapeutic potentials. These compounds are either embedded within the cell wall matrix or bonded with polymers at cell cytoplasm, which hinders release of bioactive compounds during extraction. Enzymatic hydrolysis of cell wall and cytoplasm polym...