Abstract

PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF ETHANOL EXTRACT AND FRACTIONS OF DENDROPHTHOE ATROPURPUREA BL.

Resmi Mustarichie* and Danni Ramdhani

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Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate phytochemical screening of ethanol extract, water, ethyl acetate, and n-hexane fraction from Dendrophthoe atropurpure Bl. Methods: Simplicia extracted using soxhlet equipment with 96% ethanol. Fractionation was conducted using liquid-liquid extraction using a solvent of water, ethyl acetate and n-hexane. Screening of phytochemical was performed against these fractions. Phytochemical screening was conducted based on the method of Farnsworth. Results: The ethanol extract and ethyl acetate fraction contained compounds were the same group, polyphenolic, tannins, flavonoids, monoterpenoid, steroids, triterpenoids, and quinones. Fraction of water contained compounds such as polyphenolic group, flavonoids, monoterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, steroids, and triterpenoids. n-hexane fraction compounds contained steroids and triterpenoids. Conclusion: The ethanol extract, fractions of water, and ethyl acetate fraction contained flavonoids and polyphenolic potential as antioxidants.

Keywords: Phytochemical screening, Dendrophthoe atropurpure, Fractination, soxhletation.