BIOSINTESA SENYAWA FENOLIK ANTIOKSIDAN DARI LIMBAH KULIT PISANGKEPOK (Musa acuminata balbisiana C.) SECARA FERMENTASI SUBMERGED MENGGUNAKAN RHIZOPUS ORYZAE

Abstract

BIOSYNTHESIS OF PHENOLIC ANTIOXIDANT COMPOUNDS FROM KEPOK BANANA PEEL WASTE (Musa acuminata balbisiana C.) USING SUBMERGED FERMENTATION BY RHIZOPUS ORYZAE. Phenolic antioxidant compounds can be formed through a process of biosynthesis with the help of microorganism. Kepok banana peel waste contains nutrients that support the growth of Rhizopus oryzae producing phenolic antioxidant compounds through its secondary metabolism. The objective of this research was to study the effects of fermentation time, concentration of Kepok banana peel extracts, and concentration of (NH 4) 2 SO 4 on Total Phenolic Content (TPC) of extracts substrate. Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC) of extracts with the highest TPC value was also measured. TPC of extracts were analyzed by Folin-Ciocalteu method whilst TAC by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method. Rhizopus oryzae was grown on a substrate containing kepok banana peel extract (500 g of kepok banana peel/L of water and 1000 g of kepok banana peel/L of water), (NH 4) 2 SO 4 , and other nutrients. Results showed that extracts with the highest phenolic content were obtained after 72 hours fermentation on substrate containing 32.69 mg/mL of glucose (concentration of kepok banana peel 1000 g/L of water) and 0.25% w/v (NH 4) 2 SO 4. The substrate had TPC of 582.07 mg Gallic Acid Equivalent (GAE)/L extract with TAC of 88.37%.