Isolasi Dan Karakterisasi Lesitin Kelapa Dan Wijen

Lecithin is a natural amphiphilic substance which has unique structures. Lecithin molecules are able to aggregate to form a carrier structure known as liposom which is useful for carrying active substances in drug, food and cosmetics. Lecithin is generally derived from soybeans and eggs. Research efforts have been made to seek new sources of lecithin such as from coconut and sesame seeds. This study aimed to determine the character of plant lecithin derived from coconut and sesame seeds. Isolation of lecithin was done by solvent extraction using a mixture of chloroform-methanol (2:1) and characterization was conducted using TLC, FTIR and GCMS. The results indicated that lecithins from coconut and sesame seeds were from cephalin class with hydrophilic group consisted of ethanolamin. The lipophilic parts of coconut lecithin were C12 and C8 and those of sesame seeds lecithin were C18:1 and C18:0