Tika Rahmadita

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Is there a reason why a lot of research using DMSO for diluting plant extract, instead of the solvent that use for the plant extraction?

Some research use DMSO to dilute plant extract for make different concentration for antibacterial test. Is there a reason why not using the solvent that use for extraction process?

16 March 2023 9,414 2 View

Is it okay to use ethanol to dilute plant extract for antibacterial test? Do ethanol has some toxicity that can give the false positive result?

I want to dissolved my ethanol extract with ethanol to make different concentration for antibacterial test. Or is there another solvent that can be use for dissolving plant extract? And why is it...

15 March 2023 2,651 5 View

Can plant extract be too viscous too diffuse in an antibacterial diffusion test?

I just did an antibacterial diffusion test of some plant extract. The result shows no inhibition zone at 100% concentration, but there are some inhibition zones at 50%. Is this a credible result?...

31 January 2023 8,312 13 View

If there is no zone of inhibition in disk diffusion result, it is measure as 6 mm (including the disk paper) or 0 mm?

Are the disk paper also included in the measure of zone inhibition in disk diffusion antimicrobial test?

05 December 2022 8,527 6 View