DESCRIPTION of Chlorella pyrenoidosa ISOLATED FROM PATHEK BEACH, SITUBONDO REGENCY, INDONESIA

Abstract

Waters are habitats for biodiversity, one of which is a microalga. Microalga is a very interesting water microorganism because it has yet to be expanded into further use. This microorganism is confirmed to have protein, carbohydrates, lipids, pigments, and other bioactive compounds considered the third-generation raw material for biofuel production. Microalgae biomass can be utilized to support the fulfillment of functional food. As with the available diversity in water, exploration is carried out to get pure isolates to be utilized. Microalgae samples were taken at Pathek Beach (East Java Province) with the horizontal column method. This study aims to analyze the successfully isolated strains and identified morphology, analyzing metabolic components such as protein and total fat. The research results include total protein analyzed by the lowry-follin method. The total fat content is analyzed by the soxhlet method. Chlorella pyrenoidosa contains a total protein content of 41,556 mg/l and a lipid content of 5,05%.