Judul: Physiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Responses of Giant Gourami Juvenile Treated by Recombinant Growth Hormone
Abstrak: Ikan gurame (Osphronemus goramy Lac.) merupakan salah satu spesies target revitalisasi perikanan untuk tujuan konsumsi dalam negeri yang produksinya ditargetkan meningkat sekitar 4% per tahun pada tahun 2014. Kendala utama dalam mewujudkan target tersebut adalah laju pertumbuhan somatik ikan gurame yang relatif rendah, yang membutuhkan waktu sekitar 1,5 tahun untuk mencapai ukuran konsumsi (300-500 gram). Target produksi tersebut dapat diwujudkan antara lain melalui penerapan peningkatan kecepatan pertumbuhan ikan gurame menggunakan protein hormon pertumbuhan rekombinan (rGH). Protein rGH telah terbukti mampu memacu pertumbuhan ikan, udang, dan kekerangan, sehingga berdasarkan hal tersebut percobaan ini dilakukan. rGH ikan mas (rCcGH) dan ikan kerapu kertang (rElGH) diekspresikan pada bakteri Escherichia coli strain BL21 (DE3), diekstraksi dan kemudian diujikan ke benih ikan gurame melalui perendaman untuk memacu pertumbuhannya. Jenis rGH yang memberikan efek pertumbuhan terbaik digunakan pada penelitian selanjutnya untuk menganalisis efeknya terhadap proses metabolisme dan ekspresi gen insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) dan growth hormone receptors (GHRs). Pada penelitian ini juga dilakukan kloning gen IGF-1 dan perancangan primer spesifik IGFs dan GHRs ikan gurame untuk analisis kuantitatif polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Pada tahap akhir penelitian dilakukan uji biokimia untuk mengevaluasi status nutrisi, potensi alergi, dan analisis performa otot daging dan beberapa organ dalam ikan gurame., Aquaculture production of giant gourami in Indonesia is targeted to increase by 4% per year. The main constraint to meet the goal is slow growth of giant gourami, Osphronemus goramy Lac, which takes nearly 1.5 years to grow to a market size of 300-500 g. The target can be achieved by using recombinant growth hormone (rGH) to enhance growth of juvenile. The research was divided into four chapters: (1) analysis of growth and biochemical responses of giant gourami juvenile immersed in recombinant Cyprinus carpio growth gormone with different dosages, (2) analysis of growth, metabolism, and molecular responses of giant gourami juvenile immersed by recombinant Epinephelus lanceolatus (rElGH) and Cyprinus carpio growth hormone (rCcGH), (3) cloning of insulinlike growth factor I (IGF-1) gene and designing specific primer for quatitative PCR (qPCR), (4) evaluation of nutritional properties, allergenic potential, and histological performance of giant gourami immersed with rElGH. The results showed that both rElGH and rCcGH could promote growth gain of juvenile giant gourami. The juveniles immersed by 0.03 mg L-1 rElGH was more efficient and effective to enhance the growth of giant gourami juvenile over 120 mg L-1 rCcGH. The rGH has gluconeogenesis effect, in the muscle and liver rGH stimulates triglyceride uptake by enhancing lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity and its subsequent storage. The effects of rGH on carbohydrate metabolism may be mediated indirectly via the antagonism of insulin action.
Keyword: Giant gourami, growth hormone, immersion, growth, metabolism, IGF- 1, fatty acid, amino acid, histological performance, histamine

Judul: Kinerja Pertumbuhan Benih Ikan Gurame yang Diberi Perendaman Hormon Pertumbuhan Rekombinan dengan Masa Pemeliharaan Berbeda di Akuarium.
Abstrak: Slow growth of giant gourami became the main problem in cultivation of this commodity. Long rearing period surely would increase the risk and cost of production. Therefore, a technology is required to enhance growth rate of giant gourami. The aims of this experiment were to analyse growth performance of giant gourami to the recombinant giant gourami growth hormone (rOgGH) immersion at a dose of 120 mg/L for 60 minutes at juvenile stage and to evaluate the proper aquarium-rearing period. After immersed, fish were reared in aquarium for 2 weeks, 3 weeks and 4 weeks before moved to fish pond (aquarium-rearing period became the second factor on this experiment, in term to design a proper method to apply this technology). There were 3 replications for every treatment. RT-PCR analysis showed that IGF-I mRNA expression level increased just after rOgGH immersion about 208,3% compared with control. However, lipase analysis showed no differences between treated fish and control fish that is 0,055 unit/minute.g body weight and 0,053 unit/minute.g body weight for each group. Furthermore, treatment of rOgGH also altered the utilization of dietary and stored lipid, protein and carbohydrates. The results showed significant differences (P<0,05) for nutrient retention between treated fish and control fish. Fish that immersed by rOgGH had higher fat retention (15,92±0,37%) if compared with the control BSA fish (6,52±0,38%). Immersion treatment with rOgGH also had a higher protein retention that was 23,58±2,33% compared with BSA control fish 19,75±1,00%. Immersion treatment with rOgGH had a lower carbohydrate retention that was 2,86±0,21% if compared with BSA control 10,63±0,92%. Observation to feed efficiency value showed that immersion in rOgGH had no statistically significant affect (P>0,05) compared with BSA control for 3 types of feed. For tubifex worms, the feed efficiency value that reached was 14,8±5,6% (rOgGH) and 12,7±5,0% (BSA). So that crumble feed, 51,6±17,8% (rOgGH) and 41,9±13,6% (BSA), for small feed (2mm) 66,8±9,0% (rOgGH) and 54,8±10,0% (BSA). Treatment that gave a significant affect was aquarium-rearing period, it showed that fish which reared in aquarium for 2 weeks had a higher feed efficiency value for tubivex worm and crumble feed that were ,7±2,8% and 60,5±7% if compared with fish which reared in aquarium for 3 and 4 weeks with efficiency value for each were 15,6±2,1% and 7,9±4,4% for tubifex worms and 30,7±5,0% and 49,0±16,5% for crumble feed. Growth acceleration were expected in this immersion treatment, but results showed that there were no differences between rOgGH treated fish and BSA control fish (8,7±0,3% and 8,4±0,3%). Aquarium-rearing period seemed to be the effecting-factor which gave significant affect (P<0,05) to fish growth, it showed that fish that reared in aquarium for 2 weeks had a faster growth that was 8,7±0,2% if compared with fish that reared in aquarium for 3 and 4 weeks (8,3±0,1% and 8,6±0,5% for each group). Results also showed that immersion in rOgGH had no significant affect (P>0,05) if compared with BSA control for survival rate (58,9±17,9% and 57,9±14,6% for each group). Aquarium-rearing period seemed to have significant affect (P<0,05) for survival rate which fish that reared in aquarium for 2 weeks had a higher survival
Keyword: recombinant growth hormone, immersion, rearing period, growth, metabolic pathways, giant gourami

Judul: Penentuan Nilai Eigen dan Vektor Eigen dari Matriks Tridiagonal 2-Toeplitz dengan Pendekatan Polinomial Chebyshev
Abstrak: The eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix can be determined by finding its characteristic polynomials. The characteristic polynomials of a tridiagonal 2-Toeplitz matrix is shown to be closely connected to polynomials which satisfy the Chebyshev recurrence relationship. If the order of the matrix is odd, then the eigenvalues are found explicitly in terms of the Chebyshev zeros and the eigenvectors are found in terms of the polynomials satisfying the recurrence relationship. For even ordered matrices, the situation is more complicated. The problem in these cases is that although the Chebyshev recurrence formula is still applied, its initial values are not generating Chebyshev polynomials
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