Glutathione from Saccharomyces cerevisiae as By-Product of Second Generation Bioethanol from Oil Palm of Empty Fruit Bunch Fiber

Glutathione is an antioxidant agent can be applied in various fields such as pharmacy, cosmetic, foodstuff and another field. The objective of this research is to obtained glutathione from Saccharomyces cerevisiae in fermentation waste as by product of second generation of bioethanol (G2). After bioethanol process for 72h, centrifuge method was used to separate the yeast cells from residual fermentation broth of bioethanol. The yeast cells were extracted by maceration method using variation solvent with 25% ethanol solvent, 40% ethanol in water, H3PO4 0.1 M and Phosphate Buffer pH 7.2. Glutathione concentration was tested with alloxan method using Spectrophotometer UV-Vis and characterization using LC-MS. The result showed fermentation of oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB)15% obtained ethanol 39 g/L and total cell after 72 h showed 2.15 x 108. The highest glutathione concentration had obtained from phosphate buffer pH 7.2 with extraction time 90 min which is equal 1449.52 mg/L.