Bioactivity and Phytochemical Constituents of Extract Etanol from Musa paradisiaca Linn

Abstract

The search for active ingredients from plants that are secondary metabolites as a defense compound from plants has been carried out. This study was conducted to investigate the phytochemical constituents of Musa paradisiaca Linn’s pseudo-stem, such as alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, terpenoids, and saponins. In this study, we estimated the content of terpenoids and saponins and determined the activity of 1,1-diphenyl-2picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging. Ethanol extract of Musa paradisiaca Linn’s pseudo-stem, active as an antioxidant (IC 50 = 494.2) with a comparison of Ascorbic acid. Chemical constituents of ethanol extract of Musa paradisiaca Linn’s pseudo-stem are characterized by GC-MS, which shows that they contain triterpenoid organic compounds, such as: Corticosterone, Stigmasterol, Obtusifoliol, Lupeol, and 9Cyclolanost-24-en-3-ol