[Penelitian uji aktivitas antibakteri dari partikel nano ZnO pada konsentrasi 0,1%--
1% terhadap bakteri Staphylococcus aureus NBRC 100910 telah dilakukan
menggunakan beberapa metode uji. Metode uji yang dilakukan terdiri atas
metode kualitatif, yaitu difusi agar menggunakan paper disc dan silinder serta
metode kuantitatif, yaitu tube dilution dan agar dilution. Hasil uji menunjukkan
zona hambat pertumbuhan Staphylococcus aureus mulai terbentuk pada
konsentrasi 0,1% ZnO. Konsentrasi 0,1% ZnO juga merupakan konsentrasi
minimum bakterisidal (KMB). Laju sintas bakteri menunjukkan bahwa pada jam
ke-4 telah terjadi penurunan bakteri sebesar 89,15%. Analisis kandungan asam
nukleat dari medium pertumbuhan pada jam ke-6 menunjukkan peningkatan
(15,07%) yang menandakan adanya kerusakan sel akibat aktivitas antibakteri
partikel nano ZnO yang diiringi dengan penurunan jumlah adenosine triphosphate
(83,93%) yang diukur berdasarkan nilai relative light units (RLU)., Antibacterial activity of 0,1%--1% ZnO nanoparticle against
Staphylococcus aureus NBRC 100910 using several methods has been
studied. The qualitative methods used were paper disc and cylinder
diffusion, while the quantitative methods used were tube and agar
dilution. The results showed that zone of inhibition started to appear at
0,1% ZnO concentration. Minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC)
was also determined at the same concentration. The survival rate of
bacterial cells showed a decrease of 89,15% after 4 hours of exposure.
Analysis of nucleic acid compounds in growth medium indicated an
increase by 15,07% after 6 hours of incubation, which was caused by cell
leakage due to ZnO antibacterial activity. This result was also supported
by decreasing amount of adenosine triphosphate (83,93%) which was
measured by amount of relative light units.]