Judul: Mempelajari Karakteristik Fisik Berbagai Jenis Tahu
Abstrak: Tujuan penel i t i a n i n i adalah untuk mempelajari s i f a t rheologi tahu yang menggambarkan p e r i l a k u tahu. Dengan demikian diharapkan dapat diketahui s i f a t t e s k t u r tahu d a r i beberapa j e n i s tahu dengan penggumpal yang berbeda yang sesuai dengan pasaran d i s e k i t a r Darmaga-Bogor dan mengetahui beban yang sanggup diterima tahu untuk mencegah hancurnya tahu dalam pengangkutan/distribusi serta kesenangan konsumen terhadap j e n i s tahu tersebut. S i f a t rheologi yang akan d i - evaluasi adalah hubungan regangan-tagangan dan menentukan e l a s t i s i t a s tahu.
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Judul: Karakterisasi sifat fisika tanah yang berhubungan dengan sifat mineral liat pada berbagai jenis tanah
Abstrak: Perilaku mineral tanah umumnya bersifat spesifik, kekhususan ini baik secara sendiri maupun dalam interaksinya dengan komponen tanah lainnya, menentukan totalitas perilaku tanah yang bersangkutan. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengkaji hubungan antara sifat-sifat fisika tanah dengan sifat mineral liat pada berbagai tekstur dan jenis tanah. Dalam penelitian ini pengambilan contoh di lapang dari berbagai tempat di Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, dan Sumatera Selatan. Analisis sifat fisik tanah dengan metode baku, dilakukan di laboratorium Fisika dan Konservasi Tanah, lab Kimia dan Kesuburan Tanah, dan lab Genesis dan Mineralogi Tanah, Departemen Tanah. Fakultas Pertanian, Institut Pertanian Bogor, sedangkan analisis mineral liat di Balai Penelitian Tanah. Badan Litbang Pertanian, Departemen Pertanian, Bogor dari bulan Januari sampai Juni 2003. ...
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Judul: Heterologous Expression Of Endo-Β-Xylanase From Bacillus Pumilus Strain Bcrs-01 In Escherichia Coli.
Abstrak: Xylanases are glycoside hydrolase family 11 which depolymerise xylan in the plant cell wall, the most excessive form of hemicellulose. Endo-β-xylanases (EC 3.2.1.8) are most important to breakdown β-1,4-glicoside bond of xylan to produce disaccaride xyloolygosaccaride (XOs) and xylose (monomer). Bovine rumen fluids have potential to obtain endo-β-xylanase produced of bacteria. The objectives of this study were to obtain xylanase producing bacteria and to express xynA gene encoding endo-β-xylanase from bacterium in Escherichia coli. Twenty nine isolate bacteria have been succesfully isolated from bovine rumen fluid in agar medium containing birchwood xylan. Isolate BCRS-01 bacterium was previously screened for the high production of xylanase. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, BCRS-01 showed high similarity (99%) to Bacillus pumilus (accession number NR043241). The crude xylanase had optimal activity at 55oC, pH 7.0. Furthermore, the crude xylanase exhibited broad pH stability from 4.0 to 10.0 and remained more than 60% and 40% of its activity after incubation at pH 4.0 until 10.0, respectively for 60 min. It also showed a stability at temperature 25-50oC since it retained 80% and 50% of its activity when incubated at 50oC or 30 and 60 min, respectively. The xylanase activity was strongly inhibited by Ca2+ and Cu2+ at concentration 10 mM, and as little as 1 mM for Mn2+. Therefore, this xylanase has potentially used as additive feeds in animal feed industry. The DNA sequence xynA gene encoded endo-β-xylanase was amplified and cloned into the expression vector pET-15by under the control of T7 promoter. The recombinant protein had succesfully expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) pLysS. A protein recombinant of approximately, 26.7 kDa was observed on the SDS-PAGE analysis. Crude extract of recombinant endo-β-xylanase demonstrated activity of enzyme at 56 U mL-1 using birchwood xylan as a substrate at 55oC for 10 min.
Keyword: Bacillus pumilus, bovine rumen fluid, endo-β-xylanase, heterologous expression.