Biodiversity is defined as the variety of the number of individuals, the number of types, and the number of species in a specific location. Ecological index measurement is used by employing the Shannon-Wiener diversity index, Simpson's dominance index, and the evenness index. Results from the structure and composition of butterflies, specifically Rhopalocera found in Desa Ulak Kerbau Lama, show…
Antioksidan berperan sebagai penangkal radikal bebas dengan cara menghambat atau mencegah kerusakan oksidatif yang disebabkan oleh radikal bebas dalam tubuh. Radikal bebas adalah molekul tidak stabil dengan elektron tidak berpasangan yang dapat merusak sel, protein, dan DNA. Oleh sebab itu perlu dilakukan penelitian lanjutan tentang tumbuhan penghasil antioksidan. Merbau Asam (Intsia bijuga (Co…
Degenerative diseases are increasingly recognized for their association with oxidative stress and free radical damage. Metabolite compounds such as antioxidants can reduce oxidative stress and inflammation, which are underlying factors in chronic disease. Research on antioxidant compounds from the Malvaceae family is of interest because of the variety of plant types that have potential health b…
Indonesia dikenal sebagai negara dengan keanekaragaman hayati yang melimpah. Keanekaragaman hayati tersebut salah satunya spesies tumbuhan yang menghasilkan berbagai senyawa bioaktif, termasuk antioksidan, yang dapat menetralkan radikal bebas dan menjaga kesehatan. Semakin banyak keanekaragaman hayati, semakin banyak pilihan sumber alami yang dapat melawan kerusakan oksidatif. Penemuan jambu st…
Keratin is a structural protein found in skin, hair, nails, and feathers in animals. The structure of keratin consisting of long and folded polypeptide chains, as well as the presence of disulfide bonds, gives keratin a very stable and difficult to decompose naturally, thus requiring an effective solution for its processing. Keratinolytic microorganisms have the ability to degrade keratin throu…
Batik industry waste has the potential to cause significant environmental pollution, especially due to the use of synthetic dyes such as Naphthol ASBO-Blue B. This dye is toxic, difficult to decompose, contains heavy metals, and can pollute water, causing changes in pH, increased Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), and decreased dissolved oxygen concentration. Biod…
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana karakteristik unsur trakea pada beberapa tanaman suku Moraceae, dengan fokus pada jenis trakea, tipe penebalan dinding sekunder, tipe perforasi, panjang dan diameter unsur trakea. Metode yang digunakan adalah deskriptif dengan teknik maserasi untuk mengamati struktur trakea dibawah mikroskop binokuler dengan perbesaran 400x. Penelitian dilaksa…
The horned beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) is a major pest of oil palm, due to its attack can affect the yield and productivity of plant. Control of O. rhinoceros pests commonly carried out by farmers and oil palm plantation companies is by using synthetic insecticides. However, the continuous use of synthetic insecticide can cause negative impacts such as resistance, pest recurrence, killing of na…
Rivers are aquatic ecosystems with different physical, chemical and biological characteristics from upstream to downstream, affecting the presence of aquatic organisms in these ecosystems. Kenten River is utilized by local residents for tourism, agriculture, domestic, and industrial activities, which has an impact on the plankton community. This study aims to determine the plankton community in…
Dragonflies, also known as Odonata, are the first flying insects in the world. Dragonflies have been around since the carbonaceous era (360-290 million years ago) and still survive today. There are about 700 species of dragonflies in Indonesia, which is about 15% of the 5000 species in the world. Bukit Gatan is one part of the Bukit Cogong Protected Forest located in Sukorejo Village, Suku Teng…
Peatlands are a specific ecosystem that is always flooded with water and has economic, hydrological, environmental, cultural and biodiversity functions. Peat soil is vulnerable to change (fragile), relatively infertile, and irreversibly dry. Peatlands have a thickness of 50 cm or more and contain organic C of at least 12% dry weight. One of the villages that has peatlands in South Sumatra is Pe…
Sumatra is one of 34 regions in the world with high levels of biodiversity and abundant endemic species. Still, it also faces a very high threat of extinction, one of which is reptiles. Reptile habitats are not immune from changes and conversion of land into settlements or plantations, which has an impact on reducing species richness and abundance, changing community composition, and can elimin…
Green open space (RTH) is a land that has benefits for greening areas, has a function in ecology, namely maintaining ecosystems, water absorption and air conditions for the better. PT Sumatera Prima Fibreboard Indralaya is a company that began producing medium density fiber panels MDF (Medium Density Fibreboard) has a green open space area can be found a lot of Graminae vegetation. Gramineae is…
This study aims to assess the water quality of the tributary of the Ogan Kertapati River based on the saprobic index of plankton. The research was conducted at five station points determined through purposive sampling. The data analysis results include biodiversity, abundance, saprobic index, and the physicochemical parameters of the water. According to the research findings, plankton in the tr…
Nipah (Nypa fruticans (Thunb.) Wurmb) is included in the Arecaceae which occupy at the edge zone and its growth is influenced by fresh water. Banyuasin Regency as the one of the mangrove areas in Sumatra that had been degradated for years. Tanjung Buyut as the part of mangrove area in Banyuasin is also had been disturbed by community activities. Commonly, the structure of a degraded mangrove ar…
Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk melihat pengaruh waktu simpan pasca produksi susu kedelai terhadap aktivitas antioksidan. Waktu simpan pasca produksi yang digunakan antara lain, 1,4,7,10 dan 13 jam. Kelima sampel dilakukan pengujian antioksidan dengan metode DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl). Pengamatan dilakukan secara kualitatif dengan mengamati perubahan warna DPPH dari warna ungu menjadi …
Pemanfaatan tumbuhan sebagai bahan baku kerajinan sangat dipengaruhi oleh pola hidup masyarakat dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Tumbuhan sebagai pilihan yang praktis untuk dijadikan sebagai bahan kerajinan dan cara pemanfaatan setiap bagian organ tumbuhan juga berbeda-beda. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan tentang jenis tumbuhan yang digunakan pada beberapa industri kerajinan ukiran,…
The Gasing River is used for various household and industrial activities. The high utilization of the Gasing River can provide waste input thereby reducing water quality which will affect the life of aquatic organisms, one of which is macrozoobenthos. Macrozoobenthos can be used as a bioindicator of water quality because of its sedentary life characteristics and varying adaptability to environm…
Palembang is an area proned by major flooding causes the meeting of high tides and rainfall. Therefore, the Government built Retention Ponds as a temporary water discharge area. increasing activity of local communities by throwing wastes into retention ponds affect the quality of the waters and living creatures in retention ponds. This research aims to analyze the structure of the Macrozoobenth…
The Komering River is a tributary of the Musi River. The water resources in the Komering River are used by the community for water needs in agricultural activities, especially rice fields and tourism for local communities. The existence of the Perjaya Dam on the Komering River influences macrozoobenthic life. Macrozoobenthos is aquatic biota that is easily affected by polluted materials in the …
Inflammation is one of the many ways the body's immune system fights disease, but uncontrolled inflammation can lead to acute inflammation. NSAIDs have several side effects, necessitating the need for natural alternative medications. INOS is one of the enzymes that cause acute inflammation if it cannot be stopped. Compounds from Lansium domesticum are known to have anti-inflammatory properties.…
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tipe dan karakteristik struktur trakea pada beberapa tumbuhan suku Verbenaceae meliputi tumbuhan Sinyo nakal (Duranta erecta Linn.), Pecut kuda (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis L. Vahl), Tahi ayam (Lantana camara Linn.), Jati putih (Gmelina arborea Roxb.), dan Sungkai (Peronema canescens Jack.). Penelitian dilakukan di Laboratorium Biologi FKIP, Universitas …
The development research aims to produce animated learning video products assisted by the Powtoon online platform on the material of living things and the environment of class X SMK which are feasible and practical. This type of research is Development Research using the ADDIE model, namely the Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation stages. The subjects of this study were…
ABSTRACT Ogan Ilir Regency is passed by large vehicles such as trucks, these vehicles have environmental impacts such as causing air pollution. Lichen acts as a bioindicator of air quality, lichen can live in extreme environments, but lichen is also very sensitive to pollution that occurs. Lichen is sensitive to heavy metals such as Pb, therefore lichen can be a bioindicator of air quality. Thi…
Komunitas kupu-kupu pada suatu habitat dapat ditemukan dengan penyebaran yang luas mulai dari dataran rendah hingga dataran yang tinggi. Penyebaran, keberagaman, dominansi dari komunitas kupu-kupu menyebabkan satu struktur yang terdapat suatu habitat dan menjadi sebuah indikator perubahan suatu ekosistem. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui struktur komunitas kupu- kupu (Ordo : Lepidopter…
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan representasi gambar tiga dimensi (3D) struktur jaringan kolenkim dan sklerenkim menggunakan software Blender. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah Research and Development (R&D) dengan model ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation). Representasi gambar 3D jaringan kolenkim dan sklerenkim yang dikembangkan yaitu jaringan ko…
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tipe latisifer pada beberapa tanaman dari tiga suku tanaman yang berbeda. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif untuk mendeskripsikan tipe latisifer pada beberapa jenis tanaman. Suku Euphorbiaceae yaitu latisifer Tanaman Puring (Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Rumph. ex A.Juss.), tanaman Patah Tulang (Euphorbia tirucalli L.), Suku Moraceae yaitu tanaman…
Hodgsonia macrocarpa (Blume) Cogn. merupakan tumbuhan dari famili cucurbitaceae yang memiliki batang berkayu dan banyak dimanfaatkan oleh masyarakat suku Besemah sebagai tanaman obat untuk mengobati penyakit infeksi dan degeneratif. Manfaat H. macrocarpa sebagai tumbuhan obat berpotensi untuk dikembangkan dengan menyediakan informasi karakteristik kimia dan botaninya. Oleh karena itu, penelitia…
Sonneratia alba J.E. Smith or perepat is a mangrove plant belonging to the Sonneratiaceae family and is often found in coastal areas, one of which is in Sungsang IV Village, Banyuasin, South Sumatra. The potential of S. alba leaves as herbal plants is because they contain various metabolite compounds that have antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and anticancer activiti…
Avicennia marina leaves have long been used as traditional medicine due to the presence of secondary metabolite compounds that have biological activity, including antioxidant activity. The mangrove forest area in Sungsang IV village is still well maintained and is a place for mangrove restoration and nursery. This study aims to determine the metabolite profile, compound abundance, antioxidant l…