UJI AKTIVITAS ANTIBAKTERI PADA EKSTRAK BIJI KURMA AJWA (Phoenix dactylifera L.) TERHADAP BAKTERI Staphylococcus aureus

Abstract

Infectious diseases are one of the increasing health problems. Infections can be caused by viruses, fungi, parasites and bacteria. Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive, pathogenic bacterium. The waste of date palms in various industrial processes is quite high, which is around 6.10-11.47% of the dates are the seeds. Therefore, alternative treatments using plants that have the potential to have antibacterial abilities were investigated. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of antibacterial and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) against Staphylococcus aureus. The method used is the diffusion method using a well. The results of the minimum inhibitory concentration of n-hexane extract of date palm seeds at a concentration of 25% with an inhibitory diameter of 10.09 mm, the results of the minimum inhibitory concentration of ethyl acetate extract of ajwa date palm seeds at a concentration of 0.19% with an inhibitory diameter of 11.19 mm and ethanol extract of ajwa date palm seeds. produces a minimum inhibitory concentration at a concentration of 0.19% with an inhibitory diameter of 17.77mm. The conclusions of the study showed that the most effective minimum inhibitory concentration of the three extracts of n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and ethanol of ajwa date seeds is ajwa date seed extract with ethanol solvent because it falls into the category of strong antibacterial (10-20 mm) with an inhibitory zone diameter of 17.77 mm

Keywords: Antibacterial, Ajwa palm seed extract, KHM, Staphylococcus aureus