14 ABSTRAK SKOTIA FITRIASTRI PUTRI. Isolasi dan Purifikasi Inhibitor RNA Helikase Virus Hepatitis C dari Bakteriosin Bakteri Asam Laktat S34. Dibimbing oleh SURYANI dan A. ZAENAL MUSTOPA. Terapi target molekular merupakan salah satu penanggulangan penyakit virus hepatitis C yang sedang dikembangkan. Penghambatan NS3 helikase atau RNA helikase virus hepatitis C dengan peptida inhibitor merupakan salah satu terapi target molekuler. Bakteriosin merupakan salah satu peptida inhibitor yang memiliki kemampuan untuk menghambat virus hepatitis C melalui mekanisme penghambatan NS3 helikase. Bakteriosin adalah peptida yang dihasilkan bakteri asam laktat. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk melakukan isolasi dan purifikasi bakteriosin dari isolat S34 yang memiliki aktivitas yang tinggi dalam menghambat kerja RNA helikase virus hepatitis C. Bakteri asam laktat S34 yang diidentifikasi dengan metode amplifikasi 16S rRNA dan sekuensing DNA merupakan bakteri Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1. Pertumbuhan bakteri tersebut mencapai fase logaritma pada jam ke-7 dan fase stasioner jam ke-10. Bakteriosin diisolasi dan dipurifikasi melalui presipitasi amonium sulfat dengan kejenuhan 80% dan kromatografi gel filtrasi serta dilakukan karakterisasinya meliputi analisis bobot molekul dan pengukuran kadar protein. Bakteriosin dari bakteri asam laktat S34 memiliki persentase inhibisi terhadap RNA helikase virus hepatitis C sebesar 64.20%, diduga bakteriosin kelas 2, bersifat termostabil, memiliki bobot molekul pada kisaran 1.7-4.6 kDa dengan aktivitas spesifik sebesar 2.84 x 106 U/mg. 15 ABSTRACT SKOTIA FITRIASTRI PUTRI. Isolation and Purification RNA Helicase Inhibitor of Hepatitis C Virus From S34 Lactic Acid Bacteria Bacteriocin. Under the direction of SURYANI and A. ZAENAL MUSTOPA. Target molecular therapy is one of method to prevent hepatitis C virus which was developed recently. NS3 Helicase/RNA helicase hepatitis C virus inhibition using inhibitory peptide are target in molecular therapy. Bacteriocin are inhibitory peptides which can inhibit hepatitis C virus through inhibition of NS3 helicase. Bacteriocin is a peptide which is produced by lactic acid bacteria. The aim of this research were to isolate and to purify bacteriocin from S34 lactic acid bacteria which has high activity to inhibit RNA helicase of hepatitis C virus. S34 lactic acid bacteria were identified using 16S RNA amplification and DNA sequencing identification of S34 lactic acid bacteria was Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1. The bacterial growth reached logaritmic phase at 7 hours and stationary phase at 10 hours. Bacteriocin were isolated and purified by ammonium sulphate precipitation with 80% saturation, gel filtration chromatography, and characterization of bacteriocin through molecular weight analysis and measured protein concentration. Bacteriocin from S34 lactic acid bacteria were included in 2nd class bacteriocin, had 64.20 % of inhibition against RNA helicase hepatitis C virus, had molecular weight about 1.7-4.2 kDa, and specific activity in the amount of 2.84 x 106 U/mg.