Judul: Pengembangan Biosensor dengan Menggunakan Teknik Screen Printing untuk Deteksi Kadar Kolesterol
Abstrak: Telah dilakukan pengembangan biosensor kolesterol dengan metode screen printing. Desain elektroda dengan konfigurasi tiga elektroda kemudian dikarakterisasi konduktifitas AC dan impedansi AC elektroda kerja dengan variasi frekuensi 42 Hz sampai dengan 100 kHz. Proses imobilisasi enzim kolesterol oksidase dengan mediator 1,1’-Dimethylferrocene dilakukan pada suhu ruangan dengan cara drop coating pada permukaan elektroda kerja. Setelah itu pengujian strip biosensor kolesterol dilakukan dengan teknik cyclic voltammetry. Sampel kolesterol yang digunakan 100 mg/dl, 125 mg/dl, 150 mg/dl, 175 mg/dl, 200 mg/dl, 250 mg/dl, 300 mg/dl. Pengujian stabilitas strip biosensor dilakukan dengan menyimpan strip biosensor yang telah diimobilisasi enzim ke dalam refrigerator selama delapan hari dengan suhu -150C. Hasil penelitian didapat konduktifitas AC dan impedansi AC elektroda kerja sebesar 4,8 x 10-4 Siemens.m-1 dan 9,039 KΩ. Sensitifitas biosensor kolesterol diperoleh sebesar 3x10-7 μA.mg-1dl dan sensitifitas biosensor kolesterol hari ke-8 menurun 97% dari nilai sensitifitas hari ke-0 menjadi 9x10-9μA.mg-1dl sehingga stabilitas penyimpanan strip biosensor sangat tidak stabil dan memuaskan. Akurabilitas strip biosensor kolesterol diperoleh sangat rendah.
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Judul: Biosensor Kolesterol Berbasis Amobilisasi Kolesterol Oksidase pada Pasta Karbon Termodifikasi Nanoserat Polianilin.
Abstrak: Polyaniline nanofibre was found to increase the activity of the enzyme glucose oxidase in glucose biosensors. Therefore, this study aims to examine the effects of the usage of polyaniline nanofibre as electrode on the amobilized cholesterol oxidase activity. Research methods include synthesis and characterization of polyaniline nanofibre, cyclic voltammogram measurement of carbon paste electrodes (CPE) and a modified carbon paste electrodes (MCPE), immobilization of enzymes, as well as the optimization of the electrode working conditions. The result, MCPE, as immobilization media of cholesterol oxidase with glutaraldehyde as crosslinking agent, can detect levels of cholesterol in hypocholesterolemia conditions (normal <200 mg/dL). Sensitivity of sensor is 2.34 mA/mMcm2 at pH 8 and temperature of 45oC. Affinity of substrate-enzyme is also high with Km and Imax of 2.38 mM and 6.15 mA respectively. Beside that, the surface concentration of 0.002 mol/cm2 so generated MCPEChod+Glu could be potentially as cholesterol biosensor.
Keyword: biosensors, cholesterol, cholesterol oxidase, electrodes, polyaniline

Judul: Lejeuneaceae Subfamily Ptychanthoideae (Hepaticae) in  West Java
Abstrak: Subfamily Ptychanthoideae of the family Lejeuneaceae (Hepaticae) in West Java is still poorly known. Publications on this subfamily are out of dated and written in the 19th or early of 20th century. The last taxonomic treatment of Ptychanthoideae of West Java was in 1933, many species names have changed since then. Studies on Ptychanthoideae of West Java are urgently needed. Studies on the Ptychanthoideae were based on the specimens collected from West Java. A total number of 361 of specimens deposited in the Herbarium Bogoriense (BO), Herbarium Biotrop (BIOT), Gottingen Herbarium (GOET) and Bangi Herbarium (UKMB) were examined, those are old and several recent specimens collected in West Java. Recent collections were made from Telaga Warna, Ciater, Gunung Halimun Salak National Park, Cibodas Botanical Garden, Bodogol Education Center and Conservation (Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park), University of Indonesia Campus Depok, including several collections from Banten Province. Twenty four species of Lejeuneaceae subfamily Ptychanthoideae are known from West Java, belonging to 8 genera namely Acrolejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn. (2 species), Archilejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn. (1 species), Lopholejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn. (10 species), Mastigolejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn. (3 species), Ptychanthus Nees (1 species), Schiffneriolejeunea Verd. (1 species), Spruceanthus Verd. (2 species) and Thysananthus Lindenb. (4 species). Two new records of Ptychanthoideae: Mastigolejeunea indica Steph. and Thysananthus minor Verdoorn are reported for Java. A determination key to the species is presented including their descriptions and illustrations.
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