Judul: Inhibisi Senyawa Bahan Alam pada Protein Antiapoptosis Sel Kanker Pankreas melalui Pendekatan In Silico
Abstrak: Kanker pankreas merupakan jenis tumor ganas yang sangat mematikan. Penderita kanker pankreas umumnya ditangani dengan kemoradioterapi dan obat gemsitabin, namun masih belum memberikan hasil klinis yang baik. Penelitian ini bertujuan menentukan potensi senyawa bahan alam sebagai inhibitor protein antiapoptosis sel kanker pankreas berdasarkan energi bebas Gibbs (ΔG), konstanta inhibisi, interaksi hidrogen, dan toksisitas senyawa bahan alam secara in silico. Jumlah senyawa bahan alam yang berpotensi menjadi obat kanker sangat banyak, sehingga penelitian di laboratorium secara satu-per-satu terhadap senyawa bahan alam tersebut sangat tidak efisien dari segi waktu dan biaya. Oleh karena itu, untuk mengefisienkan hal tersebut digunakan metode komputasi. Hasil dari inhibisi beberapa senyawa bahan alam dengan standar gemsitabin terhadap protein antiapoptosis menyatakan bahwa brusein D merupakan senyawa yang sangat berpotensi menjadi obat kanker pankreas ditinjau dari segi energi bebas Gibbs, jumlah interaksi hidrogen, dan toksisitasnya.
Keyword: in silico, kanker pankreas, protein antiapoptoss, senyawa bahan alam

Judul: Modifikasi Secara In Silico terhadap Senyawa Kapsaisin Sebagai Inhibitor Protein Antiapoptosis Bcl-2 pada Sel Kanker Pankreas
Abstrak: Kanker pankreas merupakan penyakit yang mematikan karena penderita kanker ini sulit dideteksi sejak dini. Mekanisme terjadinya kanker pankreas terjadi dengan berbagai macam mekanisme, salah satunya ialah melalui protein Bcl-2. Navitoclax (ABT-263) menjadi satu-satunya obat yang masih dalam tahapan praklinis yang terbukti dapat menginhibisi protein Bcl-2, namun, belum memenuhi aturan lipinski. Modifikasi senyawa kapsaisin merupakan salah satu cara untuk meningkatkan efektivitas antikanker kapsaisin. Metode docking digunakan untuk mengetahui potensi aktivitas senyawa turunan hasil modifikasi. Parameter-parameter percobaan yang digunakan meliputi perubahan energi bebas Gibbs (ΔG), tetapan inhibisi (Ki), ikatan hidrogen, aturan Lipinski, dan toksisitas ligan. Berdasarkan parameter tersebut senyawa hasil modifikasi nomor 89 memiliki potensi antikanker yang hampir sama seperti ABT-263.
Keyword: kanker, kapsaisin, lipinski, bcl-2

Judul: Thermal Characteristics and Dynamics of Tropical Cyclone over Western North Pacific Ocean: A Case Study of Typhoon Songda (Chedeng) 2011
Abstrak: The frequent occasion of Tropical Cyclone (TC) over Western North Pacific (WNP) Ocean lies from 10˚N to 26˚N and 121˚E to 170˚E. Sources of TC development come from warm ocean temperature where latent heat is released during condensation processes and subsequently concentrated in the boundary layer. Relative humidity at 850-700 hPa is responsible to produce the most intense storm. Meanwhile, weak vertical wind shear between 850-200 hPa is one of the dynamical factors that lead to the development of TC. Pressure level of 850-200 hPa is chosen to minimize the thermodynamic effect in the lower troposphere. Typhoon Songda (Chedeng in the Philippines) or TSC lasted from May 18th to 30th, 2011 and strengthened into powerful Super Typhoon stage between May 24th and 27th. Long curving track and the exhibition of all sequences of TC life cycle, TSC is then considered as an ideal case of TC. The objective of the study with case of TSC is to investigate the role of thermal characteristics and dynamics on TC intensity. The research is carried out by using Advanced Research of Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF ARW model) version 3.3. Two domains are employed in the model. The first domain situate from 02˚N to 40˚N and 118˚E to 149˚E and cover spatial resolution () of 33.1 km. The second domain situate from 09˚N to 27˚N and 119˚E to 132˚E with of 11 km. Timestep of the model () is 120 seconds. The model is supported by the following physical parameterization, i.e., Yonsei University Scheme (YSU) in the boundary layer, Kain-Fritsch scheme (KF) in the cumulus, and WRF Single-Moment 3-class scheme in the microphysics. Initial meteorological condition prior to the formation of the cyclone is generated using WRF ARW standard-release model. Sensitivity of the model output is obtained from a selected single-parameter change scenarios, namely, 10 % to 20 % decrease and increase of wind shear initial data at 850-200 hPa, and by 10 % to 20 % decrease of relative humidity initial data at 850-700 hPa. The result showed that the negative correlations between wind shear and intensity are found in wind shear scenarios. Wind shears of 10 ms-1 which lead to strengthening of the wind intensity in the early period of Typhoon development are found in wind shear scenarios. The effect of wind shear changes on wind intensity is statistically significant in the 20 % wind shear scenarios. During mature stage, weak wind intensity occurred when wind shear increase as given in the WRF standard-release and the 20 % decreasing scenario. Different situation is found in the 20 % increasing scenario where wind shear tend to weak and lead to strong wind intensity at this stage. Meanwhile, the reduction of moisture supply at 850-700 hPa resulting from 20 % decreasing relative humidity play a major role in the weakening of wind intensity and reduces mechanical energy of the cycle process as much as 300 J kg-1.
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