Review Article

Second-Generation Bioethanol from Coconut Husk

Figure 2

Hydrolysis mechanism of cellulose by cellulase cocktail components. Endoglucanases cleave the inner region of cellulose, the reducing and non-reducing regions are hydrolyzed by cellobiohydrolases (I and II) and the cellobiose is hydrolyzed to glucoses by β-glucosidase [34]. Adapted from Wang et al. [35].