Sains Malaysiana 40(8)(2011): 879–885

Penentuan Aktiviti Antimikrob Herba Kacangma Leonurus sibiricus

(Determination of Antimicrobial Activities of Kacangma Herb Leonurus sibiricus)

Chua Hun Pin*

Pusat Penyelidikan Teknologi Makanan, Institut Penyelidikan dan Kemajuan Pertanian Malaysia

Stesen MARDI Kuching, Lot 411, Blok 14, Petra Jaya, 93055 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Aminah Abdullah

Program Sains Makanan, Pusat Pengajian Sains Kimia dan Teknologi Makanan, Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor D.E.Malaysia

Received: 23 March 2010 ./ Accepted: 14 December 2010

ABSTRAK

Kajian keberkesanan sifat antimikrob ekstrak kacangma dijalankan menggunakan ujian resapan cakera dan ujian perencatan langsung. Hasil menunjukkan ekstrak etanol dengan kepekatan 50 dan 100 mg/mL merencat Staphylococcus aureus. Bagi ekstrak air, kepekatan 10, 25, 50 dan 100 mg/mL merencat Aspergillus niger, 25, 50 dan 100 mg/mL dapat merencat Saccharomyces cerevisae dan kepekatan 100 mg/mL dapat merencat Staphylococcus aureus. Perlakuan suhu yang berbeza ke atas ekstrak dalam ujian perencatan langsung tidak menunjukkan sebarang perbezaan ke atas perencatan mikroorganisma yang dikaji.

Kata kunci: Aktiviti antimikrob; Leonurus sibiricus; ujian perencatan langsung; ujian resapan cakera

ABSTRACT

Evaluation of antimicrobial effectiveness of kacangma extract was carried out using disc diffusion test and direct inhibition test. Result showed that ethanol extracts at concentration of 50 and 100 mg/mL inhibited Staphylococcus aureus. Water extracts at concentration 10, 25, 50 and 100 mg/mL inhibited Aspergillus niger, 25, 50 and 100 mg/mL inhibited Saccharomyces cerevisae and at concentration 100 mg/mL inhibited Staphylococcus aureus. Heat treatments during direct inhibition test with incorporation of extracts did not show any differences of inhibitory effects against all microorganisms tested.

Keywords: Antimicrobial activity; direct inhibition test; disc diffusion test; Leonurus sibiricus

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*Corresponding author; email: hpchua@mardi.gov.my