Aktivitas Antibakteri dan Identifikasi Senyawa Kimia Asam Lemak dari Mikroalga Lyngbya SP. - (Antibacterial Activity And Fatty Acid Compounds Identification From Microalgae Lyngbya SP.)

Abstract

Fatty acid has biological activity to terminate or inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria. Lyngbya sp. is one of microalgae that producing fatty acid. This study aims to obtain a compound with antibacterial activity from Lyngbya sp. The extraction method used specifically to isolate fatty acid with dichloromethane solvents. The A, B and C extracts were tested its antibacterial activity using diffusion method with paper disc. The C extract which most active was fractionated using SiO2 column chromatography, dichlromethane-ethyl acetate (1:1). The result then tested against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Fraction that had antibacterial activity with highest inhibition zone was identified using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry. The 16th fraction of the C extract had the highest antibacterial activity with inhibition zone of 30.30 mm. The identification of 16th fraction showed it was phthalic acid (bis(2-ethylhexyl) phatalate 1.2 benzene dicarboxylic acid) with retention time 19.73 minutes which classified as fatty acid