<![CDATA[Enzyme xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) is widely used in various industrial fields for the hydrolysis of xylan (hemicellulose) into xylooligosaccharide and xylose. The aims of this study were to conduct partial purification and characterization of xylanase from marine Bacillus safencis strain LBF P20 and to obtain the xylooligosaccharide types from xylan hydrolysis by this enzyme. Based on this research, the optimum time for enzyme production occurred at 96 hours with the enzyme activity of 6.275 U/mL and enzyme specific activity of 5.093 U/mg. The specific activities were obtained from precipitation by amicon® ultra-15 centrifugal filter devices, gel filtration chromatography and anion exchange chromatography that were increased by 15.07, 34.7, and 96.0 U/mg. The results showed that the highest activity at pH 7, temperature of 60 °C, and stable at 4 °C. Type of xylooligosaccharide produced by this study were xylohexoses, xylotriose, and xylobiose. SDS-PAGE analysis and zimogram showed that the molecular weight of xylanase protein were about 25 kDa. ABSTRAKEnzim xilanase (EC 3.2.1.8) digunakan dalam hidrolisis xilan (hemiselulosa) menjadi xilooligosakarida dan xilosa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melakukan purifikasi parsial dan karakterisasi xilanase dari bakteri laut Bacillus safencis strain LBF P20 serta uji hidrolisis untuk mengetahui jenis xilooligosakarida yang dihasilkan oleh enzim tersebut. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, waktu optimum untuk produksi enzim terjadi pada jam ke 96 dengan aktivitas enzim sebesar 6,275 U/mL dan aktivitas spesifik enzim sebesar 5,093 (U/mg). Aktivitas spesifik enzim hasil pemekatan dengan amicon® ultra-15 centrifugal filter devices, kromatografi filtrasi gel dan kromatografi penukar anion mengalami peningkatan berturut-turut sebesar 15,1; 34,7 dan96,0 U/mg. Hasil karakterisasi menunjukkan aktivitas tertinggi pada pH 7, suhu 60 °C dan stabil pada suhu 4 °C. Analisis SDS-PAGE dan zimogram menunjukkan berat molekul protein xilanase berkisar 25 kDa. Jenis gula reduksi yang dihasilkan yaitu xiloheksosa, xilotriosa, dan xilobiosa.]]>
