PENGARUH EKSTRAK BUNGA EKOR KUCING (Acalypha hispida Burm. F) TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN Candida albicans (Y116)

Authors

  • Umi Hildayati Jurusan Biologi - Fakultas MIPA Universitas Tanjungpura Jl. Prof. Dr. H. Hadari Nawawi Pontianak - Kalimantan Barat
  • Elvi Rusmiyanto Pancaning Wardoyo Jurusan Biologi - Fakultas MIPA Universitas Tanjungpura Jl. Prof. Dr. H. Hadari Nawawi Pontianak - Kalimantan Barat
  • Rahmawati Rahmawati Jurusan Biologi - Fakultas MIPA Universitas Tanjungpura Jl. Prof. Dr. H. Hadari Nawawi Pontianak - Kalimantan Barat

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26418/protobiont.v9i2.45673

Keywords:

Acalypha hispida, antifungal, Candida albicans, methanol extract

Abstract

Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogenic yeast that causes the infection candidiasis. Ekor kucing flower (Acalypha hispida) is one of the plants that has a potential for antifungal activity. This research aims to determine the power of methanol extract of ekor kucing flower against the growth of C. albicans (Y116) and to discover the perfect concentration of methanol extract of ekor kucing flower to inhibit the growth of C. albicans. This study used the disk-diffusion agar method by utilizing the paper disc. This research is made up of 3 treatments   of methanol extract concentration of ekor kucing flower by 0 (DMSO 10%); 0.3; and 0.5 g/ml. The results of the study show that the concentration of methanol extract of ekor kucing flower offers an antifungal activity against the growth of C. albicans. Antifungal activity is represented with the result of a zone of inhibition. The ideal concentration inhibit the growth of C. albicans is 0.3 g/mL with inhibitory zone diameter 10.18 mm.

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Published

2021-03-15

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2020)

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