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Effect of Dietary Amorphophallus sp From East Java on LDL-C Rats (Rattus novergicus Wistar Strain) Nunung Harijati; Sri Widyarti; Rodiyati Azrianingsih
Journal of Tropical Life Science Vol. 1 No. 2 (2011)
Publisher : Journal of Tropical Life Science

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One of indication of obesity is high LDL-C . Obesity has serious risk to health, it can cause heart disease and stroke. Effort to lower obesity using drugs have significant side effects such as insomnia, increased blood pressure, dry mouth and so forth. Therefore using natural products that contain glucomannan to reduce obesity and LDL-C is good choise. Glucomannan in the global market derived from Amorphophallus konjac. In this study, we used glucomannan from Amorphophallus endemic East Java to reduce fattened Wistar rats. Amorphophallus that used include Amorphophallus muelleri, A.variabilis (variant: Brongkos 32; Brongkos 5; Wonorejo, Brangsi) and Amorphophallus campanulatus (Var Selopuro). Amorphophallus diet was given to white rats of Wistar strain that previously fattened using a mixture of cholesterol and lard, in addition to PARS (Chicken Feed Race Super) as a basic food. Amorphophallus konjac was used as control. Measurement of LDL-C was conducted in four different time points, namely 1). Prior to dietary cholesterol, 2). 24 days after the dietary cholesterol, 3) 11 days after Amorphophallus (+cholesterol) diet, 4). 25 days after Amorphophallus (+cholesterol) diet. The results showed that the diet of A.variabilis potentially lowered blood cholesterol levels for their respective 22.98%, 5.85% and 7.37% for consecutive variant Brongkos 32; Brongkos 5; Wonorejo. Diet from A.campanulatus and A.konjac had not been able to reduce cholesterol to the end of observation (25 days).Keywords: LDL-C, A.variabilis, A.muelleri, A.campanulatus, A.konjac
Effect of Ethyl Methane Sulfonate on Bulbil Explant Growth and In Vitro Shoot Formation in Porang (Amorphophallus muelleri Blume) Febriyanti, Vera; Waluyo, Budi; Harijati, Nunung; Martasari, Chaireni; Widoretno, Wahyu
The Journal of Experimental Life Science Vol. 14 No. 2 (2024)
Publisher : Graduate School, Universitas Brawijaya

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Porang is one of the plant commodities with high economic value due to its high glucomannan content in the tubers. Currently, the global demand for porang tubers continues to rise, but domestic production has not yet met this demand due to the limited supply of superior porang seeds. Mutation breeding with Ethyl Methane Sulfonate (EMS) can be one of the alternative methods for developing superior porang to enhance tuber production. This study aims to determine the response of porang bulbil explants to EMS mutagen treatment in vitro. The research used a Randomized Complete Block Design consisting of six EMS concentrations (0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08, and 0.1%). The research stages included pre-culture of bulbil explants on MS + BAP 3 mg.L-1 + NAA 0.1 mg.L-1 for two weeks in dark conditions and EMS mutagen treatment on bulbil cultures for four weeks. The results showed that adding EMS mutagen to the medium for four weeks caused the explants browning, inhibited shoots forming, and decreased the fresh weight and growth index. The higher the EMS concentration in the medium, the increased percentage of browning explants and reduced explant growth and shoot formation. The EMS concentration (≥0.06%) inhibited explant growth and shoot formation. While EMS concentration (0.02-0.04%) increased explant growth, shoot formation was not significantly different from control, even though there was an increase. Up to four weeks of culture, there was no explant death, so LD50 is not yet known. The LD50 EMS can also be calculated by explant browning and shoot proliferation. Based on explant browning and shoot proliferation, the LD50 EMS in porang bulbil explants was 0.07% and 0.09%. The EMS concentration and length of culture age need to be increased to obtain an LD50 survival rate. Keywords: Amorphophallus muelleri Blume, bulbil, EMS, In Vitro mutagenesis.
The Relationship of Chemical Compounds and Crystal Development in Porang Tuber (Amorphophallus muelleri Blume) Chairiyah, Nurul; Harijati, Nunung; Mastuti, Retno
The Journal of Experimental Life Science Vol. 13 No. 1 (2023)
Publisher : Graduate School, Universitas Brawijaya

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Chemical compounds are presumed to interact with each other and potentially affect the crystal development of porang tubers. This study focused on glucomannan and calcium oxalate (CaOx) as chemical compounds found in porang. Crystal development was analyzed by microscopic observation. The tuber tissue was used for microscopic slides and was harvested two weeks before the plants lost their leaves, when the plants lost their leaves, and two weeks after the plants lost their leaves. The CaOx and glucomannan content was measured using a modified extraction method. The increasing of CaOx content tends to increase the number of CaOx crystals. The analysis showed that the crystal density could affect the increasing of tuber weight possibility. There was a development process in raphide crystals that showed by different sizes at three harvest times, which the others were not. The results also indicated that glucomannan might influence the crystal density and the CaOx content. It can be concluded that glucomannan can potentially induce CaOx synthesis and crystal count increase. Keywords: Caox, Crystal, Development, Glucomannan, Interact, Porang.
Effect of Bulbils Position on Leaf Branches to Plant Growth Responses and Corms Quality of Amorphophallus muelleri Blume Mastuti, Retno; Harijati, Nunung; Arumingtyas, Estri Laras; Widoretno, Wahyu
The Journal of Experimental Life Science Vol. 8 No. 1 (2018)
Publisher : Graduate School, Universitas Brawijaya

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Bulbil (corm leaf) is one material source of vegetative propagation in Amorphophallus muelleri Blume. Based on the position in branches there are two types of bulbil, middle and edge bulbils, which are different in shape and size. It has been reported that bulbil size affected not only the growth response of seedlings and plants but also the quality of the produced corms. Therefore, the objectives of this experiment were to study the effect of bulbils origin on A. muelleri Blume (Porang) growth and the quality of harvested corms. The quality of corms was assessed based on glucomannan and (CaOx) content. Bulbils from the middle and edge of branches were grown in polybag (f 5 cm) containing compost:fertilizer (1:1) mixed media under 40% shade. Each bulbil origin was repeated 8 times. The results showed that growth responses of plant from middle bulbil were significantly better than that from edge bulbil. However, at the harvesting time, the weight and diameter of corms derived from both types of bulbils were not significantly different. The glucomannan and calcium oxalate (CaOx) content of harvested corms grown from middle bulbil tends to be higher than that from edge bulbil.Keywords: branching, calcium oxalate (CaOx), germination, glucomannan, Porang.
Anatomical Characters of Shoot Apical Meristem (SAM) on Bulbil Porang (Amorphophallus muelleri Blume) At the End of Dormancy Period Afifi, Muhammad Naufal; Harijati, Nunung; Mastuti, Retno
The Journal of Experimental Life Science Vol. 9 No. 1 (2019)
Publisher : Graduate School, Universitas Brawijaya

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Porang is one species member of the genus Amorphophallus. In Indonesia, Porang is cultivated extensively because it has a high economic value. There is three seeded material available for planting. One of seeded material is bulbil. Bulbil is a vegetative reproductive organ of Porang plants which is located in the branch of the leaf. Bulbil has 3 - 4 months dormancy period. The dormancy period will end with shoot growth. Morphologically, there can be found a rough structure in the form of bulges in bulbil. The bulge is spread throughout the bulbil surface and is a growing area of shoots. Shoots on bulbil will grow through the bulge and only grow on the adaxial part, contrary shoots do not grow from the abaxial part. This study aims to compare the anatomy of shoot apical meristem (SAM) in the adaxial and abaxial parts of bulbil at the end of the dormancy period, ie 100 days after harvest (DAH), 110 DAH, 120 DAH, and 130 DAH. Anatomical observations were carried out by making semi-permanent preparations. The results showed that the anatomy of the adaxial and abaxial parts of bulbil Porang had differences in the development of SAM, leaf primordia, primary thickening meristem (PTM) and procambium.Keywords: Anatomy, Bulbil Porang, Dormancy, Shoot Apical Meristem.
The Study of Growth and Its Polyembryonic Properties of Porang Seeds (Amorphophallus muelleri Blume) from Various Fruit Colors in Different Planting Media Wardani, Imaniah Bazlina; Harijati, Nunung; Mastuti, Retno
The Journal of Experimental Life Science Vol. 9 No. 2 (2019)
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The ripening of Porang compound fruit (Amorphophallus muelleri Blume) in one cob does not occur simultaneously but moves forward from the distal region to proximal. The ripe fruit is red, almost ripe is yellow and unripe is green. The study aimed to examine the growth potential and polyembryonic properties of Porang seeds derived from red, yellow and green fruits. These seeds were grown in different media with the expectation the best plant growth can be obtained. This research was a factorial experiment which was arranged in a completely random design and each unit observation has three replication. The factor I was the source of seeds. Seeds came from various fruit colors. Each of them is red (R), yellow (Y) and green (G). Factor II is a planting medium which had 4 types, M1, M2, M3, and M4.  M1 is combination of soil and husk charcoal (70%: 30%), M2 = soil: cocopeat (70%: 30%), M3 = soil: husk charcoal: cocopeat (70%: 15%: 15%) and M4 = just soil (100%). The results showed that the seeds derived from red fruit and planted on medium 2 (soil: cocopeat = 70%: 25%) potentially producing the best plant. The seeds also showed 100% polyembryony at 182 days after planting. In addition, the first, second and third shoots (originating from one seed) have different in height, canopy diameters, and petiole diameter. Keywords: Fruitcolors, planting media, polyembriony, Porang (Amorphophallus muelleri Blume).
Physiological and Genetic Variations of Amorphophallus variabilis in Bojonegoro based on Glucomannan Content, Calcium Oxalate and RAPD Markers Pambudi, Achmad Yogi; Harijati, Nunung; Arumingtyas, Estri Laras
The Journal of Experimental Life Science Vol. 10 No. 1 (2020)
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This study had purpose to determine the glucomannan and calcium oxalate content in 7 variants of A. variabilis and their genetic relationships based on RAPD markers. Amorphophallus variabilis Tuber samples were taken from Karangdowo village, Sumberrejo Sub-district, Bojonegoro District, East Java. Each variant was analyzed for its glucomannan content by the spectrophotometric method using 3,5-DNS reagents and calcium oxalate by the 0.1N KMnO4 titration method. Leaf DNA extraction was carried out using the CTAB method. Relationship analysis used RAPD markers with 5 primers (OPA-11, OPC-04, OPU-06, OPC-07, and OPN-1). The obtained data were analyzed using the Numerical Taxonomy and Multivariate System (NTSYS-pc) version 2.1. The grouping of glucomannan content or oxalium oxalate used hierarchical clustering analysis (SPSS 16.0). This research found that the calcium oxalate content in seven variants of A. variabilis ranged from 0.01 to 0.03 g, where the variant with the lowest calcium oxalate is V6 with a value of 0.01 g and the highest is the V7 variant with a value of 0.03 g, while the glucomannan content ranges from 9 - 38%. The highest glucomannan content is V3, while the lowest is V6. Phenograms formed based on RAPD markers showed the formation of two groups of A. variabilis. Group one has two subgroups. Subgroup one consists of variants V1 and V4, while subgroup two consists of V6 and V7. Meanwhile, the second group consists of variants V2, V3, and V5. The seven variant grouping pattern of A. variabilis based on RAPD markers has no similarity to the grouping pattern based on the results of glucomannan or calcium oxalate analysis.