Isolasi Senyawa Antibakteri Staphylococcua Aureus dan E. Coli Dari Ekstrak Buah Belimbing Wuluh

Abstract

Belimbing wuluh (Averrhoa bilimbi L.) or vegetable belimbing is generally well known by the people of Indonesia, especially Aceh. Fresh Belimbing Wuluh is usually used in cooking because it has a sour taste and has a distinctive aroma. In addition, starfruit is also used to remove fishy odors, as a traditional medicine, cosmetics, and to remove rust on iron and steel. Carambola wuluh is a type of tropical plant that has the advantage of being able to bear fruit throughout the year. Belimbing wuluh usually grows in the yard and lives wild in forests and fields. Belimbing wuluh (Averrhoa bilimbi L.) contains active compounds such as alkaloids, triterpenoids, saponins, tannins and flavonoids. These secondary metabolites have a pharmacological effect as an antibacterial. Carambola wuluh fruit can be processed into sunti acid fermented products. Sunti acid is fresh fermented starfruit (Averrhoa bilimbi L.) through the process of dry salting and drying in the sun. Fermentation is a process that is controlled by humans over microbiology in order to produce useful products.