BIOCHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF CELLULOSE AND GLUCOSE PRODUCTION FROM IT

Abstrak

Cellulose makes up 45-80% of the dry weight of the plant, cellulose is both a polymeric substance and its monomer is glucose. Cellulose is of great importance in the industry. It is used to make cloth and paper. Cellulose decomposition has both beneficial and harmful aspects for human life. The advantage is that it increases soil fertility. In addition, microbes that break down cellulose play an important role in the digestion of herbivores, increasing the digestibility of coarse weeds. However, the harmful side is that the quality of paper and wood deteriorates.