Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity
Vol. 10 No. 3 (2009)

Potency of Lobak Leaves (Raphanus sativus L. var. hortensis Back) as Anticancer and Antimicrobial Candidates

RITA RAKHMAWATI (Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Sebelas Maret University (UNS), Surakarta 57126)
ENDANG ANGGARWULAN (Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Sebelas Maret University (UNS), Surakarta 57126)
ESTU RETNANINGTYAS (Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Sebelas Maret University (UNS), Surakarta 57126)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jan 2009

Abstract

One of vegetables can preventive cancer and have been used traditionally to cure infection, such as lobak (Raphanus sativus L.). Ineffectiveness antibiotics against microbial infections were still problem until now. Types of antibiotics and anticancer agents from natural resources should be explored and developed. This study was aimed to know toxicity effect and antimicrobial activity of active fractions from lobak leaves. Toxicity study was conducted using Brine Shrimp LethalityTest (BST). Samples were prepared at the concentration of 100, 500, and 1000μg/mL. Antibacterial study against Staphylococcus aureus was conducted using agar-well diffusion method at concentration 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 100%. Ethyl acetate fraction from methanol extract is the most active that had larger clear zone in S. aureus culture (10,64 mm) and insoluble ethyl acetate fraction from methanol extract is the most active against A. salina (84% death A. salina at 100 μg/mL). Bioactive compounds at active fraction were identified to contain polar compounds.Key words: Raphanus sativus L., BST, Staphylococcus aureus, active fraction

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Journal Info

Abbrev

biodiv

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology

Description

The Biodiversitas Journal was first published in 2000 by the Department of Biology, FMNS, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia, then in 2006 it was co-published by the Society for Indonesian Biodiversity and that department; since 2017 it was also hosted by Smujo. From 2003-2012 it was ...