BIOEDUSCIENCE
Vol 6 No 3 (2022): BIOEDUSCIENCE

Antibacterial Activity of Cocoa Leaf Extract Theobroma cacao L. Against Acne-Causing Bacteria Cutibacterium Acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis

Sartika Gunawan Putri (Department of Biology Education, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Universitas Sembilanbelas November Kolaka, Kolaka , Indonesias, 93517)
Sutriani Kaliu (Department of Biology Education, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Universitas Sembilanbelas November Kolaka, Kolaka 93517)

Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2022

Abstract

Cocoa plantation waste (Theobroma cacao L.), cocoa leaves are increasingly abundant, with efforts to increase cocoa production by trimming the shape. The Ladongi sub-district in Kolaka Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, which produces the most cocoa beans, is also not spared from this. Cocoa leaves have not been used optimally, even though their phytochemical components have the potential as antibacterial. This study aims to determine the antibacterial activity of cocoa leaf extract (Theobroma cacao L.) against acne-causing  Cutibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis. The method used is the disc diffusion method (Kirby Bauer). The results showed that cocoa leaf extract had the potential as an antibacterial against acne-causing bacteria, Cutibacterium acnes, and Staphylococcus epidermidis with respectively the best inhibitory concentration of 25%, 19mm, and 22mm.

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BIOEDUSCIENCE
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Abbrev

bioeduscience

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Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Education

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BIOEDUSCIENCE is an open access journal that publishes research in the field of Biology and Biosain Education such as: Applied and implemented in education and learning, Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Ecology, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Bioinformatics, Cell and Developmental ...