Judul: Aktivitas Aminotransferase dan Peroksidasi Lipid pada Tikus Hiperkolesterolemia yang Diberi Ekstrak Jamur Tiram Putih
Abstrak: White oyster mushroom extract contain lovastatin which can be used as anticholesterol agent. But, this extract is thought to be hepatotoxic in certain doses. The aim of this research was to analyze AST and ALT activities and to measure concentration of lipid peroxide in liver of hypercholestrolemic mice induced with white oyster mushroom extract. Animals used in this research were 35 males Sprague Dawley mice that have been divided into five groups, that are normal (N) group, hypercholesterolemia (HK), lovastatin (L), white oyster mushroom extract dose 30 mg/kg BB (E1) and white oyster mushroom extract dose 60 mg/kg BB (E2). Administration of white oyster mushroom extract dose 30 mg/kg BB decreased 32.92% AST activity, 34.73% ALT activity and also lowered 54.05% lipid peroxide concentration than HK group. Induction with white oyster mushroom extract dose 60 mg/kg BB decreased 38.78% AST activity, 24.62% ALT activity and also lowered 17.50% lipid peroxide concentration than HK group. This data showed that the oyster mushroom extract was not affect the function of rat liver and could act as antioxidant.
Keyword: white oyster mushroom, lipid peroxide, enzyme, AST, ALT

Judul: Aktivitas Antioksidan Superoksida Dismutase Pada Hati Tikus Hiperkolesterolemia Yang Diberi Ekstrak Kulit Mahoni (Swietenia macrophylla)
Abstrak: Mahoni’s stem bark is wood industrial waste that rich in secondary metabolites. Research about its antioxidant potency has been done previously. This research was performed to study about the mahoni’s bark extract mechanism on lowering lipid peroxidation by determining the activity of endogenous antioxidant in the liver. Thirty five male rats were divided into 5 groups (n=7) normal, hypercholesterolemic, lovastatin, extract 1, and extract 2 group. Normal group fed with standard rat chow, hypercholesterolemic group (HK) with cholesterol chow (1,5%) and PTU (0,5 mg/KgBW), lovastatin group (HK + lovastatin 0,2857 mg/KgBW), E1 group (HK+ mahoni extract 4,2 mg/KgBW), and E2 group (HK + mahoni extract 21 mg/KgBW). Experiments were carried out for 8 consecutive weeks. The rat liver superoxide dismutase (SOD) antioxidant activity were determined by calculating the inhibition percentage of pyrogallol autooxidation process became purpurogallin by SOD, total formed purpurogallin was measured using spectrophotometer with 340 nm wavelength. The SOD antioxidant activities in normal group of rats was 47.96±12.37%. There was not any significant SOD antioxidant activities difference between all rats group of treatment (=0.05). These result showed that mahoni’s bark extract roles as antioxidant in rats was achieve not by increasing the activity of superoxide dismutase but by other mechanism.
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Judul: Identifikasi Kejadian Banjir Rob (Pasang) di DAS Sunter pada 9-13 Januari 2008.
Abstrak: Banjir Rob merupakan fenomena meluapnya air laut ke daratan, istilah tersebut pertama kali dikenal di daerah Semarang. Fenomena banjir Rob dipengaruhi oleh pasang surut air laut. Pasang surut sendiri dipengaruhi gravitasi bulan dan matahari, serta dipengaruhi pula posisi bulan dan matahari terhadap bumi. Banjir ini biasa terjadi pada saat pasang air laut yaitu bertepatan dengan kejadian bulan baru dan bulan purnama. Pada bulan Januari 2008, di wilayah utara Jakarta yang berbatasan dengan laut, fenomena banjir Rob (pasang) melanda kawasan tersebut. Fenomena ini mengakibatkan sejumlah kawasan di wilayah utara Jakarta terendam air laut, hal ini diperburuk dengan penurunan muka tanah Jakarta. Selain dilanda banjir pasang air laut, kawasan utara Jakarta sering dilanda banjir akibat luapan sungai-sungai yang bermuara di Jakarta, salah satu sungai yang menyumbang banjir Jakarta adalah sungai Sunter. Tutupan lahan di DAS Sunter yang sebagian besar berupa pemukiman makin meningkatkan limpasan permukaan ketika terjadi hujan. Tanggal 9-13 Januari 2008 di perairan Teluk Jakarta sedang terjadi pasang air laut karena bertepatan dengan bulan baru yang mengakibatkan terjadinya banjir Rob di beberapa wilayah di Jakarta Utara, termasuk DAS Sunter. Berdasarkan pemetaan banjir Rob di DAS Sunter pada tanggal 9-13 Januari 2008 diketahui bahwa daerah yang tergenang air laut yaitu Kalibaru dan Marunda dengan tinggi genangan 48-72 cm. Luas genangan maksimum terjadi pada tanggal 11 Januari 2008 yaitu sebesar 66.000 m2. Pada tanggal 9-13 Januari, DAS Sunter tidak ikut menyumbangkan limpasan permukaan yang dapat menyebabkan banjir karena nilai limpasan permukaan berkisar 0-3,03 mm. Sehingga kejadian banjir pada tanggal 9-13 Januari 2008 di DAS Sunter hanya berasal dari pasang air laut. Kata Kunci : Banjir Rob, Pasang-Surut, Limpasan Permukaan, DAS Sunter.
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