AKTIVITAS ANTIBAKTERI EKSTRAK KULIT BUAH PALA (Myristica fragrans Houtt) TERHADAP BAKTERI Escherichia coli

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  • Alfisiane Gansareng

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35799/pha.7.2018.20239

Abstract

fragrans Houtt) TERHADAP BAKTERI Escherichia coli

Alfisiane Gansareng1), Widya Astuty Lolo1), Nancy C.H. Pelealu1)
1)PS. Framasi FMIPA Unsrat Manado, 95115


ABSTRAK

Tanaman pala pada bagian biji, daging, buah dan fuli telah banyak dimanfaatkan sebagai antibakteri akan tetapi pada bagian kulit buah pala belum banyak dilakukan penelitian oleh karena itu penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui aktivitas antibakteri ekstrak kulit buah pala. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian metode difusi agar dengan kontrol positif Ciprofloxacin dan kontrol negatif aquades serta larutan uji yang digunakan ekstrak kulit buah pala dengan seri konsentrasi 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% dan 50%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa semakin tinggi konsentrasi larutan uji maka semakin besar zona hambat yang terbentuk. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa kulit buah tanaman pala memiliki aktivitas antibakteri.
Kata kunci : Myristica fragrans, Aktivitas Antibakteri, Escherichia coli

ABSTRACT

Nutmeg plants especially the seeds, fruit flesh and fuli has been widley used as an antibacterial but there has not been much research in the skin part of the fruit, therefore this study aims to determine the antibacterial activity of nutmeg extract. Methods which carried out in the research were agar diffusion method with positive control of Ciprofloxacin and negative control of aquades as well as test solution used of nutmeg extract with the series of concentration of 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%, respectively. The result showed that the higher concentration of the test solution the greater the inhibit zone formed. Thus it can be concluded that the nutmeg skin has antibacterial activity.
Keywords : Myristica fragrans, Antibacterial Activity, Escherichia coli

 

 

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2018-07-01

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Gansareng, A. (2018). AKTIVITAS ANTIBAKTERI EKSTRAK KULIT BUAH PALA (Myristica fragrans Houtt) TERHADAP BAKTERI Escherichia coli. PHARMACON, 7(3). https://doi.org/10.35799/pha.7.2018.20239

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Vol. 7 No. 3 (2018): Pharmacon

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