Chips made from kenikir leaves (Cosmos Caudatus Kunth.) and snakehead fish (Channa Striata) are a healthy alternative to processed food because they contain high quercetin protein found in fish. The purpose of this study was determine the effect adding sensory (color, taste, texture, crunch aroma) chips.This type research is an empirical using experimental design with completely randomized (CRD...

BACKGROUND Currently-available antidepressant agents produce various adverse effects, and are expensive. At present, various plants are being evaluated for their possible role against numerous diseases, and no doubt, the role of traditional and complementary medicines in the development of effective therapy is incredible. The present study was designed to evaluate antidepressant-like activity o...

The genus Cosmos is native of America and is constituted by 34 species; 28 of them are endemic of Mexico. The cosmos are used as a nematicide, antimalarial, and antioxidative agent. The aim of this study was to estimate the genetic diversity among 7 cosmos species based on random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and inter-simple sequences repeats (ISSR) markers. With RAPD markers, the obtained ...

Cosmos caudatus (Asteraceae), is known as Ulam raja in Malaysia or kenikir Indonesia also sometimes referred to “King’s salad.” It usually consumed a salad and the leaves have been widely used traditional medicine due their pharmacological activities beneficial effects on human health. The reported contain several phytoconstituents such flavonoids derivatives, other phenolics, essential oil, wh...

The occurrence of foodborne diseases and food poisoning due to the consumption contaminated foods is increasing nowadays, thus become a major threat industries in particular. In order overcome this problem, prevention must be taken at early stages preparation like sanitization. Typically, chemically based antimicrobial sanitisers were used remove dirt microbial population on surfaces or equipme...