Abstrak. Pala (Myristica fragrans Houtt) merupakan salah satu komoditas ekspor penting karena sekitar 70-75% kebutuhan pala dunia dipasok dari Indonesia. Daerah penghasil terbesar di Indonesia adalah Provinsi Maluku dan Aceh. Di provinsi Aceh, sentral tanaman Kabupaten Aceh Selatan. Namun produksi kabupaten tersebut terus menurun luasan kebun juga semakin kecil. Untuk mengamati mengidentifikasi...

The cell walls of plants are made up cellulose as the major composite and hydrolysis this polysaccharide has proven to be a step in extraction many biomolecules. This research was on both pure partially purified endo-1,4-D-glucanohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.4 (cellulase) assisted essential oil from seed kernels Nutmeg by using two-step protocol that involved pretreatment sample with cellulase followed ...

The volatile oils of black pepper [Piper nigrum L. (Piperaceae)], clove [Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & Perry (Myrtaceae)], geranium [Pelargonium graveolens L'Herit (Geraniaceae)], nutmeg [Myristica fragrans Houtt. (Myristicaceae), oregano [Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum (Link) Letsw. (Lamiaceae)] and thyme [Thymus vulgaris L. (Lamiaceae)] were assessed for antibacterial activity against 25 dif...

The use of natural products in sausages has become a new trend for health reasons. A product that could be incorporated into is an extract the senduduk (Melastoma malabathricum L.) leaf. Senduduk abundant shrub herb Indonesia. This kind plant mostly used as traditional medical remedy and ingredient some culinary recipes. study was carried out to investigate effect aqueous leaf (SLE) on antioxid...

Successful infection by Listeria monocytogenes is dependent upon a range of bacterial extracellular proteins including a cytolysin termed listeriolysin O and phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C. Five plant essential oils--bay, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg and thyme--significantly reduced the production of listeriolysin O by L. monocytogenes. The greatest change was observed after culture wi...

The data presented show the ability of subinhibitory concentrations of plant essential oils to influence the production of enterotoxins A and B and alpha-toxin by Staphylococcus aureus. Subinhibitory concentrations of the oils of bay, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg and thyme had no significant effect on the overall quantity of extracellular protein produced. Haemolysis due to alpha-toxin was significa...

Abstrak. Minyak sereh wangi, minyak nilam dan pala merupakan atsiri yang berpotensi sebagai antioksidan unggulan dari Aceh. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengukur aktivitas daya hambat ketiga campurannya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa semua perlakuan jenis memiliki potensi karena dengan intensitas sangat kuat. Berdasarkan uji telah dilakukan diperoleh nilai IC50 terkuat yaitu pada (M3) se...