PEMBUATAN VIRGIN COCONUT OIL DENGAN PENAMBAHAN ENZIM PAPAIN DARI EKSRAK DAUN PEPAYA (Carica papaya)
Abstract
Virgin coconut oil has been made by using papaya leaf extract as a source of the papain enzyme. Papaya leaf extraction with maceration used ethanol 95% as solvent. The crude ethanol extract was purified by means of gradient column chromatography using hexane, diethyl ether and ethanol as solvents. The results showed that using papaya leaf extract could significantly increase the quantity of VCO. Coconut milk cream without treatment (negative control) obtained 3.0042 ± 0.046g of VCO, while treatment with papaya leaf extract gained 6,039 ± 0.049 - 7,952 ± 0.031g of VCO, an increase of about 97.5% - 161%. Based on the medium chain saturated fatty acids (MCFA) and long chain saturated fatty acids (LCFA) in VCO, it indicated that the quality of VCO obtained was not good. VCO in diethyl ether fraction and crude extract etanol produced yellow VCO, indicating chlorophyll was still there. Etanol fraction of VCO provided the best quality with the most of lauric acid content and clear color. The VCO components identified using GCMS analysis obtained several fatty acids such as capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid, stearic acid, and stearic epoxy.
Keywords: virgin coconut oil, papain enzyme, papaya leaf extract
Telah dilakukan pembuatan virgin coconut oil dengan ekstrak daun pepaya sebagai sumber enzim papain. Proses ekstraksi daun pepaya dengan cara maserasi menggunakan pelarut etanol 95%. Ekstrak kasar etanol hasil maserasi dimurnikan dengan cara kromatografi kolom elusi gradient menggunakan pelarut heksana, dietil eter, dan etanol. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ekstrak daun pepaya secara signifikan dapat meningkatkan kuantitas VCO. Krim santan tanpa perlakuan (kontrol negatip) didapatkan berat VCO 3.0042±0,046g, sedangkan dengan ekstrak daun pepaya diperoleh berat VCO 6.039±0,049g – 7.952±0,031g, terjadi kenaikan sekitar 97,5% - 161%. Berdasarkan kandungan asam lemak rantai medium dan asam lemak rantai panjang pada VCO, menunjukkan bahwa kualitas VCO yang diperoleh masih kurang baik. Krim santan dengan daun pepaya fraksi dietil eter dan ekstrak kasar etanol menghasilkan VCO berwarna kuning yang mengindikasikan masih terdapat klorofil. VCO fraksi etanol yang memberikan kualitas paling baik dengan kandungan asam laurat paling banyak dan berwarna bening. Komponen VCO yang teridentifikasi dari analisis GCMS diperoleh beberapa asam lemak seperti: asam kaprat, asam laurat, asam miristat, asam palmitat, asam oleat, asam stearat, dan epoksi stearat.
Kata kunci: virgin coconut oil, enzim papain, ekstrak daun pepaya
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