Judul: Struktur Komunitas Gastropoda di Zona Intertidal Desa Watukarung, Kabupaten Pacitan, Jawa Timur.
Abstrak: Gastropod is a class with the biggest number of species from the mollusk phylum, since it is able to adapt with any type of habitat. Watukarung Village, which has unique characteristic of its rocky beaches and sand dunes, is one of many habitats of gastropods in the intertidal zone. Thus, a basic information on the structure of the gastropods community in the area is required. Research was conducted in August 2014 in Ngalorombo Beach, Pasir Putih Beach, and Kasap Beach. Systematic sampling was applied using the quadratic plot of 1 x 1 m2, while data analyses comprised of density, Shannon-Wiener index, Eveness index, Simpson index, and correspondence analysis. The result showed that the gastropods were found consist of 8 families, 9 genera, and 13 species. The highest density and the most diverse of the category were ini Kasap Beach. Eveness index and Simpson index of the species in the three beaches were in the low category. There was a tendency of the gastropods to live in the coarse sand and stones with good water quality as their habitat, which was good for the gastropods live, as shown in the result of the correspondence’s analysis.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Watukarung Village, intertidal zone, gastropod, Community structure

Judul: Struktur Dan Tipologi Komunitas Gastropoda Pada Zona Hutan Mangrove Perairan Kulu, Kabupaten Minahasa Sulawesi Utara
Abstrak: Penelitian ini dilakukan pada bulan Februari hingga April 1996 di zona hutan mangrove perairan Kulu Sulawesi Utara. Adapun tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mendeterminasi struktur dan organisasi komunitas gastropoda pada ekosistem hutan mangove, dan mengidentifikasi serta mengkaji interaksi karakteristik habitat terhadap komposisi dan penyebaran gastropoda. Hasil penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memberikan manfaat berupa informasi tentang aspek ekobiologi gastropoda pada hutan mangrove dan interaksinya dengan karakteristik habitat. Pengambilan contoh untuk struktur komunitas dilakukan dengan metode transek garis. Transek yang digunakan berjumlah 6 dan setiap transek dibuat petak-petak contoh yang berukuran 10 X 10 meter untuk pengamatan vegetasi. Dalam petak contoh tersebut dibuat sub-petak contoh berukuran 0,5 X 0,5 meter yang ditarik secara acak untuk pengamatan dan pengambilan contoh organisme gastropoda. Struktur komunitas dianalisis melalui perhitungan komposisi, kepadatan, kesamaan, dan keanekaragaman jenis. Untuk melihat variasi karakteristik fisika-kimia air dan sedimen digunakan Analisis Komponen Utama (PCA), dan sebaran spasial gastropoda diuji dengan menggunakan Analisis Faktorial Koresponden. Komunitas gastropoda yang ditemukan di daerah mangrove perairan Kulu selama penelitian terdiri dari 14 jenis yang termasuk dalam 9 famili. Berdasarkan komposisi jenis terlihat bahwa famili Potamididae memiliki prosentase terbesar di dalam hutan mangrove. Kepadatan yang tinggi sebesar 6,8/0,5 m2 ditemukan di lokasi dengan vegetasi mangrove yang padat, dan indeks kesamaan yang tinggi dijumpai di 9 petak contoh penelitian. Karakteristik sedimen dasar di hutan mangrove perairan pantai Kulu didominasi oleh lumpur, diikuti liat dan pasir. Sedangkan sebaran spasial gastropoda berdasarakan Analisis Faktorial Koresponden banyakl ditemukan pada substrat lumpur.
Keyword: Tipologi Komunitas Gastropoda, Mollusca, Hutan Mangrove, Faktor Lingkungan

Judul: Prenilasi Senyawa β-Diketon sebagai Prekursor 3-Prenilflavon
Abstrak: One group of flavonoids that has not been commonly synthesized is 3- prenylflavone. The main objective of this experiment was to synthesize precursor of 3-prenylflavone. Firstly, β-diketone was synthesized via 4 steps from phenol as starting compound with total yield of 24%. Prenylation of β-diketone with prenyl bromide and K2CO3 base produced 4 fractions which were separated by using preparative thin layer chromatography (PTLC) with n-hexane:EtOAc (8:2) as the eluent. Fraction with Rf = 0.80 was further separated by using preparative PTLC with n-hexane:EtOAc (99:1) as the eluent. Two fractions were obtained with Rf = 0.38 and 0.42. The first fraction has been characterized as diprenylated β-diketone with 49% yield. Application of protecting group on the phenolic OH group in β- diketone are needed to obtain monoprenylated β-diketone which can be further cyclized into 3-prenylflavone
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