Judul: Aktivitas Ekstrak dan Nanopartikel Ekstrak Kulit Kayu Mahoni sebagai Inhibitor Enzim HMG-KoA Reduktase
Abstrak: Mahogany bark is wood industrial waste. Mahogany bark potency as lowering blood cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic rats. Decreasing cholesterol levels alleged by inhibit HMG-CoA reductase enzyme. This research was designed to compare the inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase enzyme from extracts and nanoparticle extracts of mahogany bark. This research consist of four stages that begin from extraction of mahogany bark with aquades solution, production nanoparticles using ionic gelation method, biological activities or cytotoxicity using brine shrimp lethality test (BSLT), and measuring inhibition of HMG-CoA reductases by spectrophotometric method. Mahogany bark extract has yield 9% and nanoparticle extracts has yield 53.31%. Biological assay of extracts and nanoparticle extracts showed LC50 value of 1255 ppm and 1567 ppm, respectively. The highest percentage inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase enzyme value from extracts 150 ppm and nanoparticle extracts 300 ppm are 26% and 16%, whereas the inhibiton by positive control (pravastatin) is 21%. Extracts and nanoparticle extracts of mahogany bark capable of acting as an inhibitor of the HMG-CoA reductase enzyme.
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Judul: Aktivitas Antioksidan dan Penghambatan α-Glukosidase Ekstrak dan Nanopartikel Ekstrak Kulit Kayu Mahoni (Swietenia macrophylla King)
Abstrak: Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) bark is waste disposal industry manufacture of bark. Mahogany bark have catechin, epicatechin, and swietemacrophyllanin contents which useful as an antioxidants and antidiabetic of rats induced alloxan. This study aimed to determine the antioxidant activity and inhibition of α-glucosidase in the extract and nanoparticle extract of mahogany bark. Extraction method use aquades as solution, antioxidant activity assays was caried using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrilhidrazyl (DPPH) and reducing power. Inhbition of α-glucosidase was measured with a spectrophotometric method. Mahogany moisture content was 4.87%. Extract yield of 9.46% and yield of nanoparticle 51.11% were obtained. The DPPH resulted that of the rutin compound, extract, and nanoparticles obtained by IC50 DPPH method sequentially 17.33 ± 1.17 ppm, 9.62 ± 0.72 ppm, and more than 2500 ppm. Respectively, power reduction of the rutin compound has a 67.03% at 25 ppm, the extract 67.41% at 20 ppm, and nanoparticle 31.47% at 20 ppm. IC50 values inhibition of α-glucosidase extract was 17.25 ppm, nanoparticles were more than 200 ppm, and acarbose was 0.37 ppm. The test results showed that the extract capable of acting as antioxidant and antidiabetic based on IC50 values. As for nanoparticles mahogany bark extract did not able to act as antioxidants and antidiabetics based on the method tested.
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Judul: Sistem Pakar Perencanaan Jalur Saluran Transmisi dan Dimensi Pondasi Strap Footing Untuk Tower Listrik Saluran Udara Tegangan Tinggi (SUTT)
Abstrak: Pusat-pusat pembangkit tenaga listrik terutama yang menggunakan tenaga air, biasanya terletak jauh dari pusat-pusat beban. Dengan demikian, tenaga listrik yang telah dibangkitkan harus disalurkan melalui saluran-saluran transmisi. Saluran-saluran ini membawa tenaga listrik dari pusat pembangkit ke pusat-pusat beban baik langsung maupun melalui gardu-gardu induk. Pada penelitian ini, saluran transmisi yang diteliti adalah Saluran Udara Tegangan Tinggi (SUTT) berdaya 150 Kv. Secara ideal jalur saluran transmisi untuk SUTT yang terdiri dari beberapa tower adalah sebuah garis lurus. Akan tetapi dalam aplikasi lapangannya tidak demikian. Bisa saja berupa titik-titik dengan lokasi yang tidak beraturan, karena disesuaikan dengan kondisi lapangan. Setelah titik-titik rencana jalur saluran transmisi lokasi tower dapat dibuat, hal lain yang perlu didisain adalah dimensi pondasi tower tersebut. Apabila kita salah memilih atau merencanakan pondasi, maka kesalahan tersebut mengakibatkan terjadinya kerusakan pada struktur bangunan lainnya. Pondasi yang dipakai adalah pondasi telapak kombinasi (strap footing) dengan perbaikan tanah menggunakan pondasi sumuran (bore pile).
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