Biosoftening of banana pseudostem fiber using cellulase and pectinase enzyme isolated from Aspergillus niger for textile industry

Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Table 4 Chemical properties of pseudostem fiber extracted from Nendran banana

Sl. no	Content	Untreated fiber (%)	Enzyme-treated fiber
Sl. no	Content	Untreated fiber (%)	2 h	4 h	24 h	48 h
1	Cellulose	61.23 ± 0.02	60.24 ± 0.01	59.65 ± 0.01	57.15 ± 0.01	55.26 ± 0.01
2	Hemicellulose	16.76 ± 0.02	16.03 ± 0.02	15.47 ± 0.01	14.54 ± 0.02	13.22 ± 0.01
3	Pectin	1.56 ± 0.01	1.52 ± 0.01	1.46 ± 0.01	1.23 ± 0.02	1.17 ± 0.02
4	Lignin	15.75 ± 0.02	14.04 ± 0.01	13.54 ± 0.01	10.06 ± 0.01	9.52 ± 0.01