Phytochemical Screening, Relationship of Total Phenolic with Antioxidant Activity Of Ethanol and Methanol Extracts of Kesambi (Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken) Bark

Abstract

Phenolic content has a role in antioxidant activity. The higher the phenolic content of a test sample, the higher the antioxidant activity, which is indicated by a smaller IC50 value. Methanol and 70% ethanol are solvents that have been proven to be widely used to extract total plant phenolic compounds. This study aims to determine the phytochemical content and the relationship of total phenolic content with antioxidant activity of ethanol and methanol extract of Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken) bark using UV-Vis spectrophotometry. Schleichera oleosa (Lour.) Oken was extracted by maceration using 70% ethanol and methanol as solvent. Qualitative analysis of phytochemical compounds using specific reagents, analysis of total phenolic content, and antioxidant activity test using the DPPH method using UV-Vis spectrophotometry at 764 nm and 515 nm, respectively. The results of the qualitative test showed that the ethanol and the methanol extract was positive for alkaloids, flavonoids, and phenolics. The results of the analysis of total phenolic content and antioxidant activity showed that the 70% ethanol extract had a total phenolic content of 7.6829 mg gallic acid equivalent/g with IC50 28.5240 ppm and the methanol extract had a total phenolic content of 9.2057 mg gallic acid equivalent/g with IC50 1.6191 ppm. From these results, it was concluded that the higher the total phenolic content, the higher the antioxidant activity.