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THE PHARMA REVIEW AUGUST
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Enzymes in Herbal Extraction |
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R. Kasar, K. S. Laddha,
Jyoti J. Gawande |
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Introduction: Enzymes, besides playing a vital role
in all living organism also have vast number of
industrial applications. These include consumable as
well as non consumable products. Enzymes are used in
laundry and dishwashing detergents, stonewashing jeans,
pulp and paper manufacture, leather de-hairing and
tanning, de-sizing of textiles, deinking of paper,
degreasing of hides and many more. Scientists are busy
exploring newer application for enzymes. One such area
where enzymes being considered is improving the yield in
herbal drug extraction. There are reports which indicate
that enzymes are beneficial in improving the yield of
oils from different plants (Jojoba seeds1, Coconut oil
extraction2, Shea tree3, Canola4, Avocado5, etc.) and
for extraction of fruit juices. In one study6, release
of stored anthraquinones from Morinda citrifolia was
achieved using commercial lipase enzyme. Extraction of
flavones from Ginkgo biloba leaves was also reported.
This article deals with use of enzymes for herbal drug
extraction. |
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