Antibacterial activity of pineapple hump extract (ananas comosus (l.) Merr) against staphylococcus aureus
Indonesia is a tropical country that is rich in natural biological resources that can be used as herbal ingredients to make medicine. One natural resource that has potential as a medicinal ingredient is pineapple. However, the hump part of the pineapple has not been utilized optimally, and is even considered waste and is simply thrown away. Pineapple hump has active compounds that have antibacterial potential. This research aimed to determine the antibacterial activity of pineapple hump extract in inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus aureus. The type of research used is a posttest-only control group design. Testing of pineapple hump extract with concentrations of 75% and 90% as an antibacterial was carried out using the disc diffusion method. 90% pineapple hump extract has better inhibitory power than 75% pineapple hump extract. Based on the inhibition zone produced, it shows that pineapple hump extract can inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. So it can be concluded that pineapple hump extract has antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus.
KEYWORDS: Antibacterial activity, Pineapple hump, Staphylococcus aureus.
