Abstract:
Pucuk seminyak or siminyak is a perennial plants that are used by people, especially the
traditional Rokan Malay people, to be made into a delicious food. Pucuk seminyak can be
found in open or shaded areas in forests or plantations. This study aimed to isolate total
DNA from pucuk seminyak with sample codes PS1 and PS2 from Kampar Regency. This
research extracted total DNA using the Genomic DNA Mini Kit Plant (Geneaid) and
electrophoresis with 1% agarose gel. The visualization results of total DNA bands from the
pucuk seminyak in this study showed that the bands obtained were thin and smears with
size of more than 10.000 bp.
