This report summarizes a total of 52 days of internship project at the Indonesia International Institute for Life-Sciences (i3L). The internship project was under the Biomedicine department which aimed to investigate the anti-infective effect of Pangium edule "seed" extracts on mice infected with Klebsiella pneumoniae. Within this project, the extraction of alkaloid as well as phenolic comp…
Indonesia is a country with high biodiversity and many plants' potential for pharmaceutical and biotechnology research. Pangium edule is one of the local Indonesian spices usually used for a specific cuisine. Currently, there are few studies of P. edule as a food preservative agent and none on its medicinal use. P. edule seeds contain antioxidants, alkaloids, and polyphenolic compounds, whic…