Judul: IPB (Bogor Agricultural University)
Abstrak: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengevaluasi aktivitas antiproliferasi sel lestari tumor dan fagositosis secara in-vitro dari fraksi bioaktif yang diisolasi dari rimpang temu putih (Curcuma zedoaria ). Serbuk rimpang temu putih diekstraksi dengan pelarut organik (n-heksana, metanol dan etil asetat). Lima fraksi (A-E) dari ekstrak etil asetat diperoleh dengan teknik kromatografi menggunakan SiO 2 gel 60 dan fase gerak nheksana/ etil asetat (0-100%). Fraksi bioaktif (B dan C) dimurnikan dengan kromatografi cair kinerja tinggi (KCKT) dan diperoleh 1 fraksi (B-1) dari fraksi B dan 3 fraksi (C-1,C-2 dan C-3) dari fraksi C. Karakterisasi kimia dilakukan pada fraksi B-1 dan C-1 meliputi spektroskopi UV-Vis, infra merah dan massa. Pengujian bioaktivitas yang dilakukan adalah uji toksisitas terhadap larva udang (Artemia salina), uji antiproliferasi terhadap sel lestari tumor (sel HeLa, K-562, WEHI 164), aktivitas fagositosis terhadap Staphyllococcus epidermidis, analisis jumlah kromosom sel tumor dan perubahan morfologi dari sel lestari tumor.
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Judul: Aktivitas Antiproliferasi Berbagai Tanaman pada Sel MCF-7 dan Kajian Korelasi Aktivitas dengan Profil Spektrum Inframerahnya
Abstrak: Herbal plants have been used as anticancer for low-cost treatment with minimum side effects for human. The objective of this study is to analyze toxicity leaves of mulberry (Morus alba), salam (Syzygium polyanthum), rumput mutiara (Oldenlandia corymbosa), avocado (Persea americana), mengkudu (Morinda citrifolia), pacing (Costus speciosus), jarong (Stachytarpheta indica), dadap, and huni (Antidesma bunius), and to determine correlation between antiproliferation activities in MCF-7 cells produced by best extracts and their infrared profiles. Toxicity assay using brine shrimp lethality test showed that mulberry methanol extract, rumput mutiara ethanol extract, and dadap ethanol extract showed low LC50 values of 134 μg/mL, 22 μg/mL, and 152 μg/mL, respectively. Proliferation assay in MCF-7 cells did not show positive correlation between concentration of extracts and inhibition percent, therefore the IC50 values could not be determined. Correlation analysis using PLS technique showed that correlation between infrared spectra and percent inhibition of extracts revealed low R2 valueswith high RMSEC and RMSEP values.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), MCF-7 cells, infrared spectra, correlation analysis, antiproliferation

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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