Research Article

Agave Leaves as a Substrate for the Production of Cellulases by Penicillium sp. and the Obtainment of Reducing Sugars

Table 1

Enzymatic hydrolysis of different sources of cellulose (expressed in mg/mL glucose).

Carbon source for enzyme productionSubstrates for enzymatic hydrolysis
FiberParenchymaNanocellulose

Fiber0.170.901.06
ParenchymaND0.91ND

ND: not determined. Values below the measurement threshold.