This study aims to determine whether the compound APMS (p-methoxy cinnamic acid) has the antibacterial activity of Escherichia coli and to determine the effective concentration of the compound APMS (p-methoxy cinnamic acid) in inhibiting the growth of Escherichia coli bacteria. This research begins with the synthesis of APMS obtained through the knoevenagel condensation reaction with the sonochemical method. The synthesized compounds were tested organoleptically and their melting points were measured. The structure of the results was elucidated using FT-IR and GC-MS, then tested the antibacterial activity of APMS compounds against Escherichia coli. Data analysis with SPSS, 99% confidence level (p<0.01) and continued with ANOVA test. The compound synthesized by APMS is in the form of fine crystals with a glossy white color, has a characteristic odor, and produces a % yield of 92.71%. The level of p-methoxy cinnamic acid (APMS) produced from this study was 95% using the GC-MS Instrument. APMS compounds have antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli. The average inhibition zone formed at a concentration of 5%; 10%; and 15% respectively are 0.695 cm; 0.727 cm; and 0.855 cm The optimal concentration of this study was at a concentration of 15% which gave the greatest inhibitionKeywords: Antibacterial; Escherichia coli; p-Methoxy cinnamic acidUji Aktivitas Antibakteri Senyawa APMS (Asam p_Metoksi Sinamat) Terhadap Bakteri Escherichia coli  ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah senyawa APMS (Asam p-metoksisinamat) memiliki aktivitas antibakteri Escherichia coli dan mengetahui konsentrasi efektif dari senyawa APMS (Asam p-metoksisinamat) dalam menghambat pertumbuhan bakteri Escherichia coli. Penelitian ini diawali dengan sintesis APMS ini didapatkan melalui reaksi kondensasi knoevenagel dengan metode sonokimia. Senyawa hasil sintesis diuji organoleptis dan diukur titik leburnya. Struktur hasil dielusidasi menggunakan  FT-IR dan GC-MS, kemudian uji aktivitas antibakteri senyawa APMS terhadap Escherichia coli. Analisis data dengan SPSS, tingkat kepercayaan 99% (p<0,01) dan dilanjutkan uji ANOVA. Senyawa hasil sintesis APMS berupa kristal halus berwarna putih mengkilap, memiliki bau khas, dan menghasilkan % yield sebesar 92,71%. Kadar Asam Para Metoksisinamat (APMS) yang dihasilkan dari penelitian ini sebesar 95% menggunakan Instrumen GC-MS. Senyawa APMS memiliki aktivitas antibakteri terhadap Escherichia coli. Rataan zona hambat yang terbentuk pada konsentrasi 5%; 10%; dan 15% secara berturut adalah 0,695 cm; 0,727 cm; dan 0,855 cm Konsentrasi yang optimal dari penelitian ini adalah pada konsentrasi 15% yang memberikan daya hambat yang paling besar.Kata kunci:  Antibakteri; Asam p-metoksi sinamat; Escherichia coli

Kolesterol dalam tubuh sangat dibutuhkan, namun dalam jumlah yang sesuai kadarnya dan tidak melebihi batas normal. Kolesterol yang melebihi batas normal dapat memicu berbagai penyakit dalam tubuh seperti jantung koroner, diabetes melitus, gangguan tiroid, penyakit hepar, dan lain sebagainya yang dapat mengganggu aktivitas seseorang atau bahkan dapat menyebabkan kematian. Senyawa turunan asam sinamat terdapat hampir di semua tanaman yang dapat dikembangkan menjadi senyawa obat baru sebagai penurun kadar kolesterol. Asam pmetoksisinamat (APMS) merupakan senyawa turunan dari asam sinamat yang diduga memiliki aktivitas penurun kadar kolesterol.. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui penurunan kadar kolesterol dengan variasi konsentrasi dan melihat nilai effective concentration (EC50) dari APMS. Analisis aktivitas penurunan kolesterol dilakukan berdasarkan metode Lieberman-Burchard dengan variasi konsentrasi 100 ppm, 200 ppm, 300 ppm, 400 ppm, dan 500 ppm. Hasil penelitian yang didapatkan menunjukkan aktivitas penurunan kadar kolesterol secara berurutan yaitu 42

The adulteration of meat-based food is common due to the price difference among raw meat materials. One of the favorite foods commonly consumed by Indonesian and Malaysian societies is chicken sausage, which can be substituted by pork to get economical profits. The objective of this study was to develop a duplex real-time PCR assay using the EvaGreen fluorescence dye for the identification of chicken and pork in sausage products. The method involved the application of chicken (Gallus gallus) and pork (Sus scrofa) specific primers which amplify the small fragments (pork 176 bp and chicken 183 bp) of the mitochondrial D-loop 22 and mt-12s rRNA genes, respectively. DNA was isolated from raw meat materials and reference sausage made from the mixtures of chicken and pork to optimize the assay. The primers used for pork were forward 5’- TCG TAT GCA AAC CAA AAC GCC -3’ and reverse: 5’- ATG CAT GGG GAC TAG CAG TTA -3’, while primers used for chicken were forward: 5’ TGA GAA CTA CGA GCA CAA AC 3’ and reverse: 5’ ACA TTG TGG GAT CTT CTA GGT 3’. Gene products of chicken and pork produced two distinct melting peaks simultaneously at 76.5 and 84.5oC, respectively. The detection limit of duplex-real time PCR analysis of the reference sausage samples was 0.5% for pork and chicken meat in sausage products. The coefficient of variation (CV) of threshold cycles (Ct) for amplification was 6.25%, lower than that required by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. Duplex-real time PCR analysis followed by melting curve analysis offered rapid, sensitive, and specific detection of pork and chicken in sausage products.

<p>Clove oil is an essential oil from the clove plant (<em>Syzygium aromaticum</em>) containing eugenol compounds. One of the properties of eugenol is as an anti-inflammatory with a mechanism of inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis and neutrophil chemotaxis. Several derivatives of eugenol have active compounds that have been developed into new drug compounds as anti-inflammatory such as acetyl eugenol (4-allyl-2-methoxyphenyl acetate). This study aims to determine the % yield of acetyl eugenol produced from synthesis using ultrasonic 0.0323 mol of eugenol added to Erlenmeyer, and 0.25 mol of 10% sodium hydroxide was added. The mixture was put in a sonicator for 15 minutes and heated at 60⁰C. Then, 0.0974 mol acetic anhydride was reacted with DCC, added to the mix and sonicated with time variations (60, 80, and 100 minutes). The chemical structure was elucidated using FTIR, ATR, and GC-MS. The synthesized % yield is 32.75%. Based on the interpretation data from FTIR, 3405 cm^-1 is an O-H group (free phenol), 1405 cm^-1is an alkene group (C=C) aliphatic, and 1560 cm^-1 is an aromatic compound with the presence of a C=C aromatic bond. The presence of the (C-O) ether group is indicated in the wave number at 1301 cm^-1. The C=O ester bond in the ester group is shown at 1700 cm^-1. GC-MS shows that the synthesized compound has a molecular ion with m/z = 206. According to the molecular weight of acetyl eugenol of 206 g/mol, it can be concluded that acetyl eugenol was successfully synthesized. The most stable ionic fragment, 37, has a molecular weight of m/z = 164. The activities of anti-inflammatory, acetyl eugenol compounds at 400 concentration ppm get % inhibition of 32.20%.</p><p class="Standard"><strong><em> </em></strong></p>