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Journal of Tropical Life Science : International Journal of Theoretical, Experimental, and Applied Life Sciences
Published by Universitas Brawijaya
ISSN : 20875517     EISSN : 25274376     DOI : -
Core Subject : Agriculture, Social,
Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Environmental Science
The Journal of Tropical Life Science (JTLS) provides publication of full-length papers, short communication and review articles describing of new finding or theory in living system, cells and molecular level in tropical life science and related areas. The journal publishes articles that report novel findings of wide Tropical Life system phenomenon in the areas of biodiversity, agriculture, fisheries, health, husbandry, forestry and environmental technology. JTLS has 1 volume with 3 issues per year.
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Growth and Development of Tristaniopsis merguensis Seedling Inoculated by Natural Ectomycorrhiza Triadiati Triadiati; Anastastia Raditya Hidayanti; Nampiah Sukarno
Journal of Tropical Life Science Vol. 10 No. 2 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11594/jtls.10.02.01

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Tristaniopsis merguensis (pelawan tree) is a potential plant, however, it has not cultivated and conserved optimally due to slow growth and lack of information about the cultivation. The existence of T. merguensis in the forest is important because pelawan fungi grow under the tree, particularly in the above of the roots. Information about how to grow the T. merguensis seedling is very limited; therefore, research in growth and development of T. merguensis seedling was important. The aims of this study were to determine the appropriate planting medium for T. merguensis seed germination and to stimulate growth and development of T. merguensis seedling by using its fungi. Status of T. merguensis fungi was studied by analyzing root morphology. Fungi isolation was carried out from colonized root and fungi fruit body. The stimulated the growth of T. merguensis seedling was done by using fungi isolated from colonization root in laboratory scale, as well as treated at a different phosphate concentration. The result showed that T. merguensis was associated with ectomycorrhizal fungi. Planting medium consists of sawdust and T. merguensis fine root resulted the highest percentage of germination. Seedlings were treated with ectomycorrhizal fungi grew better than without ectomycorrhizal fungi. In addition, seedlings treatment with ectomycorrhizal fungi and phosphate 25% showed the highest growth rate. 
Conservation strategy of Anaphalis spp. in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java Filza Yulina Ade; Luchman Hakim; Estri Laras Arumingtyas; Rodiyati Azrianingsih
Journal of Tropical Life Science Vol. 11 No. 1 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11594/tls.11.01.10

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The objective of the paper were to identify factors related to conservation strategy of Anaphalis in BTSNP. This study found internal factor related to strength includes the existence of species and value of Anaphalis spp., while the weaknesses include increase of habitat degradation and disturbance caused by tourism activities. The opportunities for conservation includes support of policy in biodiversity conservation and increase of ecotourism movement, while the threats aspect include less control of land uses changes and increase of mass tourism. The SWOT analyses recommends some significant strategy which are derived from combination of enhancing strength to optimizing opportunities, reducing weaknesses and optimizing opportunities, Enhancing strength to reduce threats and managing weaknesses to manage risk.  
in silico Study Reveals Potential Docking Sites of δ 2-isoxazolines derivates for Inhibiting Russell’s Viper PLA2 Toxin Tsaniyah Nur Kholilah; Nashi Widodo; Nia Kurniawan
Journal of Tropical Life Science Vol. 11 No. 1 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11594/jtls.11.01.06

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Snake venom phospholipase A2s (svPLA2s) has been known as the most abundant component and predominant cause of Russell’s viper envenomation. Limitation to serum therapy and considerable pharmacological interest led the researcher to synthesized multi-toxic PLA2 inhibitors, δ2-isoxazolines derivate. Although δ2- isoxazolines derivate already proved inhibitor activity in Group II svPLA2 with known IC50, their mechanism of action remains unveiled. Our recent study investigated their inhibitory activity via molecular docking. The virtual screening revealed that the ligand with diverse structures tied to the relatively same active site region. The result sheds light on the significance of His48 and Asp49 as part of the pro-inflammatory eliciting region. ADME analysis was also performed to filter and identify the best potential inhibitor acceptable for human use. This moiety leads to finding a better therapeutic strategy of svPLA2 inhibitors both as an alternative to serum anti-venom treatment.
Identification of Potential Pathogen Bacteria Causing Tuber Rot in Porang (Amorphophallus muelleri Blume) Afifah Nur Aini; Rodiyati Azrianingsih; Irfan Mustafa
Journal of Tropical Life Science Vol. 10 No. 2 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11594/jtls.10.02.02

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Tuber rot has been reported as one of the limiting factors to porang (Amorphophallus muelleri Blume) tuber production. Bacterial infection is one of the main causes of tuber rot during storage. In this study, a total of seven bacterial isolates obtained from porang tubers were tested for their potency to cause rotting on porang tubers. Porang tubers were immersed in bacterial suspension and incubated for 14 days. The physical properties of the tubers such as texture and color, and the chemical properties such as reducing sugar and ethanol content were determined at the end of incubation period. All infected tubers were soft, slimy and darker. Two isolates, T4 and T9A, had the highest potency to cause tuber rot indicated by the significantly higher reducing sugar content (14.38 and 15.32 mg/ml) and higher ethanol content (32.17 and 35.05%) compared to control tubers which were not infected with bacteria. Both isolates were identified as Bacillus altitudinis and Pseudomonas stutzeri, respectively, based on 16S rDNA sequence analysis.
Evaluation of the Quality of Coastal Ecosystems in the Spermonde Archipelago Using Macroalgae as Indicators Rispah Hamzah; Luchman Hakim; Catur Retnaningdyah
Journal of Tropical Life Science Vol. 10 No. 2 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11594/jtls.10.02.04

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The quality of water in Spermonde Archipelago, South Sulawesi has decreased as a result of high human activities and land use, this can have an impact on the life of marine biota. Macroalgae is suitable for bioindicators because they live in a sessile manner, can accumulate metals and distributed widely. This research aimed to determine coastal ecosystem quality by using macroalgae as indicators on five islands that had different anthropogenic stresses. The research was carried out in April 2019 on Barrang Caddi, Bonebatang, Barrang Lompo, Kodingareng Keke, and Badi Islands. Community structures observed included taxa richness, diversity, evenness, dominance of macroalgae and physicochemical parameters (temperature, turbidity, pH, salinity, DO, BOD, H2S, oil, grease, total Phosphate, and nitrate) as well as the measurement of the ecological condition using Quality of Rocky Bottoms (CFR) index. The results showed that physicochemical parameters (temperature, turbidity, pH, salinity, DO, H2S, oil, grease, total Phosphate) of the water still met the quality standards of sea water based on Decree of the State Minister for Environment No. 51/2004 for marine biota and other standards for macroalgae growth. BOD and nitrate have exceeded sea water quality standards for marine biota (20 mg/L for BOD and 0.008 mg/L for nitrates). A total of nine species of macroalgae were found in Barrang Caddi and Badi Island, three species in Bonebatang, and five species in Kodingareng Keke and Barrang Lompo Island. The result of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Biplot showed that physicochemical water quality has an influence on the macroalgae community structure. While the CFR index shows Barrang Caddi and Badi Island have poor ecological conditions and Bonebatang, Barrang Lompo, and Kodingareng Keke have bad ecological condition.
Application of Atmospheric Pressure Argon Plasma Jet (APAPJ) in Biomedical Science and Engineering Jyoti Prakash Gurung; Deepak Prasad Subedi; Rajendra Shrestha; Bhupal Govinda Shrestha
Journal of Tropical Life Science Vol. 10 No. 2 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11594/jtls.10.02.07

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In this paper, we demonstrated the application of atmospheric pressure argon plasma jet (APAPJ) in biomedical science such as cancer therapy and biomedical engineering such as surface modification of polystyrene Petri dishes for animal cell culture. We observed that APAPJ, when exposed to breast cancer cell line (MDA-MB-231) for 60 seconds at a distance of ~ 2.5 cm, reduced the cancer cells by 57%. This reduction in cancer cell concentration demonstrated the cancer-killing property of APAPJ. Further optimization of APAPJ's various operational parameters and in-depth biochemical study is required to figure out the mechanism responsible for killing cancer cells. Also, we investigated cell adhesion and proliferation due to APAPJ treatment by Crystal Violet (CV) staining and MTT Assay. We observed that APAPJ treatment of polystyrene Petri dishes for 60 - 240 s at a distance of ~ 3.5 cm exhibited enhancement in adhesion of breast cancer cell line (MDA-MB-231). We also demonstrated the increase in hydrophilicity by a reduction in contact angle to 30.3°±3 after 240 seconds of APAPJ treatment of polystyrene samples. The hydrophilicity of the substrate has proven to enhance cell adhesion. Consequently, APAPJ could be employed as a simple, inexpensive and environmentally friendly method for surface modification of polystyrene plates for animal cell culture.
A Study of Mercury Pollution in Water, Sediment, and Lais (Kryptopterus) Fish in the Melawi Watershed Bambang Triswanto; Muhammad Agus Widodo; Puji Ardiningsih
Journal of Tropical Life Science Vol. 10 No. 3 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11594/jtls.10.03.04

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Mercury (Hg) is a heavy metal that is very dangerous and toxic. Melawi River, a river with a length of 471 m, passes through four districts namely Menukung, Ella Hulu, Ella Hilir, and Nanga Pinoh which are the main water transportation routes in Melawi regency. This research was aimed to determine the concentration of mercury in water, sediments and Lais (Kryptopterus) fish of mercury bioconcentration factors, and the safety level of consumption the contaminated Lais (Kryptopterus) fish. The mercury measurement using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) showed that the average concentration of mercury found in the water was 1.80×10-4 ppm, sediments 1.33×10-2 ppm, and Lais fish 0.291 ppm. Meanwhile, the average bioconcentration factor (BCF) of mercury in Lais fish was 1.677 ppm. The maximum daily consumption of Lais fish that were safe for the community consumption at the Melawi watershed was 0,026 kg /day for adults and 0.006 kg/day for the children.
The Threat of Appendix CITES-Listed Turtles Harvesting in Central Borneo and South Sumatra Muhammad Alif Fauzi; Amir Hamidy; Mumpuni Mumpuni; Nia Kurniawan
Journal of Tropical Life Science Vol. 10 No. 3 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11594/jtls.10.03.05

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Exploitation freshwater turtle for local consumption, medicine, and pet in several parts in Asia caused the declining populations in the wild. The purpose of this study is to evaluate of turtle harvest that listed in Appendix CITES in South Sumatra and Central Borneo. We reported the trading network of the three most exploited turtle species in South Sumatera and Central Borneo. We visited the largest middleman in the two provinces and collect the data that comprises the harvest number, prices, trade flow, catching area, and the level of harvest for local consumption. During our survey in Sampit (Central Borneo) (one week in April 2019), we recorded 667 kg of turtles were sent to a middleman and harvested from Jemaras and Sembuluh district. This amount comprises 549 individuals of Cuora amboinensis, 173 Siebenrockiella crassicollis, and one individual of Cyclemys dentata. Contrary to that, in Palembang, we did not find any delivery of turtle from the hunters. However, 387 individuals of C. amboinensis and 132 individuals of S. crassicollis were found in a middleman pool. We also recorded that local people in Central Borneo consumption of turtle meat. The national quota of C. amboinensis in Central Borneo and South Sumatra are 1700 and 2000 individuals for 2019. The national quota of S. crassicollis in South Sumatra is 500 individuals, while Central Borneo does not have any quota for this species. The realization of these wild-caught turtles indicates an over harvesting beyond the annual harvest quota. Moreover, the two middlemen are indicated to carry illegal carapace trading, although the scientific authority recommended to ban the carapace trade.
Evaluation on the Legal Trade of Tokay gecko (Lacertidae; Gekkonidae; Gekko gecko Linnaeus, 1758) in Indonesia Ari Ardiantoro; Amir Hamidy; Nia Kurniawan
Journal of Tropical Life Science Vol. 11 No. 1 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11594/jtls.11.01.12

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Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) is a large-sized gecko from the genus of Gekko, which is most commonly found from South Asia, southern China, and Southeast Asia. In Indonesia, these species are common to inhabit human-modified habitat in Sumatera, Borneo, Java, Bali, Lesser Sundas, Sulawesi, and Moluccas. In recent years, the demand for Tokay gekko with high use-value in both national and international markets has increased, one of which is used for traditional medicine. This situation raised the concern on the decreasing of the wild population and the validity of captive breeding programs that produced a large number of individuals. Several reports had estimated millions of individuals have been exported from Indonesia either legally or illegally, however, the exact number never been reported. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the trend on the harvested Tokay gecko and its origin based on the source code information. The data were collected from government records, including specimens harvested from the wild and specimens produced from captivity during 2013 - 2018 (six years). The results showed that the legally exported specimens were sourced from wild (W) and captive breeding (C or F). The total numbers of individuals exported from the wild harvest are 97.146, and all export realization is below the wild harvest quota. However, there are the large numbers of individuals exported and declared as specimens produced from the captive breeding facilities (6.965.000 with source code F, and 1.236.000 with source code C). More importantly, the high level of specimens produced from captive breeding facilities is unlikely to match with the biological capacity of this species. Therefore, we predict that specimens labeled captive breeding were likely sourced from the wild.
Optimization of Cultural and Physical Parameters for Phenol Biodegradation by Newly Identified Pseudomonas sp. AQ5-04 Abubakar Aisami; Nur Adela Yasid; Mohd Yunus Abd Shukor
Journal of Tropical Life Science Vol. 10 No. 3 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11594/jtls.10.03.06

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Phenol is widely used by many industries and it is one of  the highly toxicenviron-mental pollutants. Bioremoval is one of the most effective methods to remove phenol compared to other physio-chemical methods. Identification was carried out using 16s rRNA sequencing. Mineral salt media with 0.5 g/L phenol as the sole source of carbon. Factors influencing phenol degradation were optimised via one-factor-at-a-time and response surface methodology. Optimum degradation was achieved at pH 7.5, the temperature of 30°C and ammonium sulphate at 0.4 g/L. Using Response surface methodology the incubation period was reduced to 36 h compared to the OFAT approach where it takes 72 hours. The effect of 10 heavy metals at various concentrations was tested. The optimum values used for tempe-rature, pH, ammonium sulphate and salinity for both the OFAT and RSM have correlated with the only pH displayed the slighted difference of 7.0 for OFAT and 7.5 for RSM. This shows the closest optimum conditions for both methods. The strain is also resistance to some heavy metals usually found in polluted environ-ments together with phenol. Therefore, it can be clearly stated that Pseudomonas sp. strain AQ5-04 is the potential candidate for phenol bioremediation and further studies in the field of bioremediation. The bacterium can degrade phenol in the presence of  between 1 to 3 ppm of the heavy metals As, Cd, Co, and Zn while growth and degradation were inhibited by Hg, Ag, Cu and Ni at 1 ppm. The isolate is a potential strain for further bioremediation studies.

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