Hubungan Faktor Biotik dan Abiotik Terhadap Keanekaragaman Makrobentos di Hutan Mangrove Kabupaten Lombok Barat

High human activity around the coastal area will affect the mangrove ecosystem and the biota such as macrobenthos. Benthic diversity can reflect conditions of mangrove ecosystem, that slow growth and sensitive to environmental changes. This study aims to determine the influence of biotic and abiotic environments on the macrobenthos in Cendi Manik Village, Sekotong District, West Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara. Data collection of macrobenthos, biotic and abiotic environments in natural and rehabilitation mangrove, then the diversity species of macrobenthos with biotic and abiotic environmental variables were analyzed multiple regression. The most dominant vegetations are Rhizophora mucronata Lam and Avicennia marina Forssk. The diversity index for macrobenthos is low (H’ 1,207) in natural and rehabilitation mangrove. Macrobenthos between two location have high similarity with 84,6%. The result of multiple regression test showed that most influencing of macrobenthos were mud thickness and brightness

Search for polyisoprenoids in the flowers and fruits of selected coastal plants using two-dimensional thin layer chromatography

Coastal plants are recognized to yield secondary metabolites including polyisoprenoid alcohols. Coastal plants have been shown to have biological and phytochemical activities. The present study reports the search for polyisoprenoids composition from flowers and fruits of selected coastal plants, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, Guettarda speciosa, and Jatropha curcas. A two-dimensional thin layer chromatography (2D-TLC) was used to analyse the composition and occurrence of polyisoprenoid alcohols (polyprenols and dolichols) in coastal plants. The distribution of polyprenols and dolichols in the flowers and fruits were detected and classified into one type only, type-II. Type-II, having the presence of both polyprenols and dolichols, was found in all samples investigated: in the flowers and fruits of A. paeoniifolius, G. spiciosa, and J. curcas. It is interesting to note that no dominating dolichols over polyprenols (type-I) or predominance polyprenol over dolichols (type-III) detected in this study. The present study, therefore, suggested the diversity of polyisoprenoids in the generative tissues of tropical coastal plants

Search for polyisoprenoids in the flowers and fruits of selected coastal plants using two-dimensional thin layer chromatography

Coastal plants are recognized to yield secondary metabolites including polyisoprenoid alcohols. Coastal plants have been shown to have biological and phytochemical activities. The present study reports the search for polyisoprenoids composition from flowers and fruits of selected coastal plants, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, Guettarda speciosa, and Jatropha curcas. A two-dimensional thin layer chromatography (2D-TLC) was used to analyse the composition and occurrence of polyisoprenoid alcohols (polyprenols and dolichols) in coastal plants. The distribution of polyprenols and dolichols in the flowers and fruits were detected and classified into one type only, type-II. Type-II, having the presence of both polyprenols and dolichols, was found in all samples investigated: in the flowers and fruits of A. paeoniifolius, G. spiciosa, and J. curcas. It is interesting to note that no dominating dolichols over polyprenols (type-I) or predominance polyprenol over dolichols (type-III) detected in this study. The present study, therefore, suggested the diversity of polyisoprenoids in the generative tissues of tropical coastal plants