Judul: Analisis Penambatan Molekul Senyawa Aktif Pare (Momordica charantia) pada Enzim Human PPAR untuk Agen Anti-Diabetes
Abstrak: Pare (Momordica charantia) merupakan salah satu tanaman yang memiliki aktivitas anti-diabetes. Senyawa yang terkandung didalam pare berupa Caffeic acid, Catechin, Chlorogenic acid, Epicatechin, Ferulic acid, Gallic acid, Gentisic acid, Kuguacin dan P-coumaric acid yang dipercaya berkhasiat untuk mengobati penyakit diabetes namun belum diketahui potensi dari masing-masing senyawa tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi potensi senyawa aktif pare (Momordica charantia) pada enzim human PPARγ sebagai obat anti-diabetes melalui simulasi penambatan molekul (molecular docking). Senyawa kontrol yang digunakan dalam penambatan ini adalah Rosiglitazone dan senyawa uji yang yang digunakan adalah senyawa aktif pare. Epicatechin merupakan senyawa aktit pare yang memiliki potensi sebagai inhibitir enzim human PPARγ untuk agen antidiabetes mengikuti Rosiglitazone. Epicatechin memiliki energi bebas Gibbs ikatan yang kecil, konstanta inhibisi yang kecil, memiliki jumlah kontak hidrofobik yang paling banyak dan memiliki persentase binding site similarity yang besar dibandingkan ligan uji lainnya.
Keyword: Pare, penambatan molekul, enzim human PPARγ, senyawa aktif

Judul: Analisis Penambatan Molekul Senyawa Aktif Brotowali (Tinospora cordifolia) pada Enzim PPAR-γ sebagai agen Antidiabetes
Abstrak: Penambatan molekuler merupakan metode komputasi yang digunakan untuk memprediksi interaksi antara ligan dan reseptor. Senyawa aktif dari Brotowali (Tinospora cordifolia) telah terbukti memiliki potensi sebagai anti diabetes namun potensi dari masing-masing senyawa belum diketahui. Simulasi penambatan molekuler telah dilakukan untuk menguji potensi dari masing-masing senyawa terhadap enzim PPAR-γ dengan parameter energi ikat, binding site similarity (BSS) dan Konstanta Inhibisi. Senyawa aktif yang digunakan adalah Berberine, Isocolumbin, Jatrorrhizine, Magnoflorine, Palmatine dan Tinosporin sebagai ligan uji. Senyawa kontrol yang digunakan adalah Rosiglitazone. Hasil simulasi menunjukan tidak ada senyawa aktif brotowali yang memiliki energi ikat lebih kuat dibandingkan dengan energi ikat rosiglitazone. Presentase BSS yang paling besar dimiliki oleh Berberine dengan presentase sebesar 52%.
Keyword: Enzim PPAR-γ, penambatan molekuler, Tinospora cordifolia

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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