Judul: Fraksinasi Ekstrak Biji Bengkuang (Pachyrrhizus Erozus) Yang Berpotensi Sebagai Antifiakteri
Abstrak: SETIAWATI dan DEDEN SAPRUDIN. Bengkuang (Pachyrrhizus erozus) merupakan tanaman yang banyak dibudidayakan, umbinya digunakan untuk makanan dan kosmetika, sedangkan bijinya digunakan untuk insektisida dan cbat kulit. Pada penelitian inl dianalisis aktivitas ekstrak biji bengkuang temadap bakteri Staphylococcus aureus dan &cherichia coli. S. aureus merupakan bakteri yang paling banyak terdapat di kulit, sedangkan E. coli merupakan bakteri Gram negatifyang memiliki lingkungan habitat yang luas. Biji bengkuang diekstraksi menggunakan tiga jenis pelarut, yaitu heksana, aseton, dan air. Ekstrak dari ketiga pelarut diuji aktivitas antibakterinya. Alctlvitas antibakteri clapat ditunjukkan oleh daerah zona bening di sekitar kertas saring yang telah ruberi ekstrak biji bengkuang. Ekstrak yang memiliki aktivitas sebagai antibalcterl tertinggi difraksinasi menggunakan kromatografi lapis tipis preparatif. HasH fraksinasi diuji aktivitas antibakterinya, fraksi yang memiliki aktivitas tertinggi dianalisis menggtmakan spektrofotometer inframerah untuk mengetahui gugus ftmgsi yang terdapat pada senyawa aktiftersebut. Ekstrak yang memiliki
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Judul: Fraksinasi komponen aktif antibakteri ekstrak kulit batang tanaman berenuk (Crescentia cujete L)
Abstrak: The objectives of this research are to determine the most antibacterial active fraction of berenuk stem bark extracts, to determine minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC), and to identify phytochemical constituents of the fraction. Preliminary screening of crude methanol extract and all fractionated extracts (n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and aqueous fraction) against Staphylococcus aureus (Gram positive) and Escherichia coli (Gram negative) were tested by disc-diffusion assay. The results showed that only methanol extract and its n-hexane and ethyl acetate fractions that could inhibit growth of all tested bacteria, and the most active fraction among all fractionated extract was n-hexane fraction. Fractionation of n-hexane extract using silica gel column chromatography (gradient elution) produced 10 fractions. All of the fractions showed antibacterial activities, and the most active was fraction II with percentage towards S. aureus was 35.86% and E. coli was 63.01%. The MIC towards S. aureus and E. coli were 0.2 and 0.1 mg/mL, and the MBC for both of bacteria were 10 and 5 mg/mL, respectively. Phytochemical screening showed that steroid and alkaloid were the active constituents of the fraction II. This result concludes that steroids and alkaloids from berenuk stem bark are potential as antibacterial agents.
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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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