Dullah, Elvina Clarie and Mohd Fazli, Farida Asras (2023) Isolation and characterization of caffeine-degrading bacteria from coffee plantation areas in Malaysia. Makara Journal of Technology, 27 (3). pp. 93-98. ISSN 2355-2786. (Published)
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Abstract
Decaffeination by microbial degradation is currently the most optimal and low-cost approach, involving only microbial cells and/or their enzymes. The bacterium was characterized using a series of biochemical tests. Positive results were obtained from carbohydrate fermentation, citrate utilization, and catalase tests, while negative results were obtained from Voges-Proskauer (VP) and indole tests. Three different caffeine concentrations of 0.25%, 0.4%, and 2% were tested and measured through Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrophotometry (GC-MS) analysis. The highest caffeine reduction (89.25%) was found when 0.25% caffeine was used in the media. Only a small amount of caffeine was reduced to 0.4% and 2%, with 34.78% and 46.16%, respectively. Under microscopic observation, the shape of the isolated bacteria was rod bacilli and was stained with a pink color, which indicates Gram-negative bacteria. Comparing the results with previous research and observing the color of the pure culture, which revealed a yellow color, bacteria isolated from the coffee plantation area can be concluded to be a partially identified Pseudomonas sp.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Caffeine-degrading; Coffee; Pseudomonas |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) |
| Faculty/Division: | Faculty of Industrial Sciences And Technology Institute of Postgraduate Studies |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Norsaini Abdul Samat |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Feb 2024 07:59 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2024 07:59 |
| URI: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40400 |
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