DAYA ANTIFUNGI REBUSAN KULIT BATANG JAMBU METE (Anacardium occidentale L.) TERHADAP C. albicans PADA RESIN AKRILIK

Lack of dental care will be resulted in the increased colonies of C. albicans if the dental care was not in ordinary condition that can cause denture stomatitis. C. albicans is common in denture wearer and is found as many as 86% of patients with denture stomatitis. Cashew bark contains tannins, gallic acid and anacardic acid, phenolic compounds which are responsible for the antifungal activity against C. albicans. This research consisted of determination of total phenolic compound by Folin Ciocalteu method, and the antifungal test against C. albicans in acrylic resin plate. Acrylic resin plate was immersed in a suspension of C. albicans for 24 hours, rinsed with Phospate Buffered Saline (PBS), soaked with agitation for 3 minutes in a solution of cashew stem bark 12.5%w/v, 25%w/v, and 50% b/v with 20 mg/ml stock, vibrated in physiological saline, incubated on Sabouraud order for 48 hours. At the end of the experiment, the inhibition of C. albicans growth was observed and calculated. Anava and Kruskal-Wallis test were used to determine the significance difference between groups. Water extract of stem bark in the concentration of 12,5%w/v, 25%w/v, and 50% w/v had phenolic total value of 35,18% w/w EAG, 31,64%w/w EAG, 29,47%w/w EAG. It could inhibit C. albicans by 69.69%, 82.66%, 94.14% respectively.Kurangnya perawatan gigi palsu berakibat pada tingkat kepadatan koloni Candida albicans yang dapat menyebabkan denture stomatitis. Mikroba tersebut sering dijumpai pada pemakai gigi tiruan dan dijumpai sebanyak 86% dari penderita denture stomatitis. Pada kulit batang jambu mete terdapat tanin, asam galat dan asam anakardat, yaitu komponen fenolik dengan aktivitas antijamur terhadap C. albicans. Penelitian ini meliputi pengumpulan bahan, perebusan, freeze drying, identifikasi fitokimia asam anakardat dan asam galat, penetapan kandungan fenolik total dengan metode Folin Ciocalteu, dan uji daya antifungi terhadap C. albicans pada plat resin akrilik. Plat resin akrilik direndam dalam suspensi C. albicans selama 24 jam, dibilas dengan Phosphate Buffer saline (PBS), direndam disertai agitasi selama 3 menit dalam larutan hasil freeze drying rebusan kulit batang jambu mete konsentrasi 12,5%b/v, 25%b/v, dan 50%b/v dengan stok 20mg/mL, divibrasi dalam NaCl fisiologis yang kemudian diinkubasi pada Agar Sabouraud selama 48 jam, diamati dan dihitung persentase penghambatan pertumbuhan C. albicans. Analisis statistik dengan Anava, dilanjutkan uji Kruskal-Wallis untuk mengetahui perbedaan antar kelompok perlakuan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rebusan kulit batang jambu mete konsentrasi 12,5%b/v, 25%b/v, dan 50%b/v memiliki daya hambat terhadap pertumbuhan C. albicans yang berbeda bermakna, yaitu berturut – turut 69,69%, 82,66%, 94,14% dan kandungan fenolik total yang berbeda bermakna, yaitu berturut – turut 35,18%b/b EAG, 31,64%b/b EAG, 29,47%b/b EAG