The Effect Of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum Burmanii) Oil Concentration In Inhibiting The Growth Of Mushrooms

Abstract

Cinnamon oil (Cinnamomum burmanii) has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activity because it contains cinnamaldehyde. One of the toxigenic fungi is Saccharomyces cerevisiae which can damage the quality of legen drinks, and Aspergillus niger which causes otomycosis. This study aimed to determine the effect of cinnamon oil concentration as a growth inhibitor for S. cerevisiae and A. niger and determine the best concentration of cinnamon oil to inhibit S. cerevisiae and A. niger fungi.This research is an experimental study using cinnamon oil concentration as a treatment consisting of three concentrations, namely 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5%. Each treatment was tested for its inhibitory activity on two types of fungi, namely Saccahromyces cerevisiae and Aspergillus niger, Each treatment was repeated 2 times. Furthermore, the data obtained is calculated the average value and the standard deviation value, then the data is presented in a graph. The variables observed in this study were the anti-fungal effectiveness of cinnamon oil. Fungal growth inhibition test showed that the concentration cinnamon oil affictedthe growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Aspergillus niger at a concentration of 0.5%; 1%; and 1.5%. Cinnamon oil concentration of 1,5% had a stronger potential to inhibit the growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Aspergillus niger with each power diameters of 10.33 mm and 12.35 mm, and categorized as having strong inhibition activity according to.