DETERMINATION OF TOTAL PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOUNDS FROM ETHANOL EXTRACT NANGKA (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) LEAVES AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY FROM NORTH SUMATERA, INDONESIA

Abstract

Nangka (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) has various nutritional contents and abundant bioactive compounds. Potential bioactive compounds including phenolic and flavonoid categorized as antioxidants. This study aimed to determine the levels of phenolics and flavonoids and to test their potential activity as antioxidants from the ethanol extract of nangka leaves. The extraction process used ethanol by maceration method, colorimetric determination of phenolic, flavonoid, and tannins content, and determination of antioxidant activity by 2,2-dipicryl -1-hydrazil (DPPH) method using UV-Vis spectrophotometry. Determination of phenolic content was measured at a maximum wavelength of 765 nm with gallic acid as the standard, flavonoid content was measured at a maximum wavelength of 431 nm with quercetin as standard, tannins content was measured at a maximum wavelength of 745 nm with tannic acid as standard and the determination of antioxidant activity at a maximum wavelength of 517 nm with positive control of vitamin C. The results showed that the ethanolic extract of nangka leaves has phenolic content with a total phenolic content of 27.654±0.054 mg GAE/g d.w ethanolic, flavonoid content of 2.978 ±0.192 mg QE/g d.w ethanolic, tannins content 0.46 ± 0.017 mg TAE/g d.w ethanolic extract and antioxidant activity (IC50) 25.561±0.055 ppm which categorized as a very strong antioxidant