Purnomo, Tantyo Ardy Bintoro
Unknown Affiliation

Published : 2 Documents Claim Missing Document
Claim Missing Document
Check
Articles

Found 2 Documents
Search

Selection of Maceration Solvent for Natural Pigment Extraction from Red Fruit (Pandanus conoideus Lam) Purnomo, Tantyo Ardy Bintoro; Kurniawan, Yehezkiel Steven; Kesuma, Ruth Febriana; Yuliati, Leny
Indonesian Journal of Natural Pigments Vol 2 No 1 (2020): February 2020
Publisher : Ma Chung Research Center for Photosynthetic Pigments

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33479/ijnp.2020.02.1.8

Abstract

Red fruit (Pandanus conoideus Lam) is rich with red-orange natural pigments, such as β-carotene. In this work, the solvent selection was investigated to extract the β-carotene from the red fruit via a simple maceration technique. Three types of solvents were used in the maceration, which were distilled water, ethanol, and acetone. The obtained extracts were characterized using spectrophotometer ultraviolet-visible (UV-visible), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and spectrofluorometer. The different solvents gave different spectroscopic information, suggesting that the solvent selection influenced the type of the extracted compounds. Among the examined solvents, acetone was found to be the most effective one to extract the β-carotene. The presence of the β-carotene pigment in acetone extract was confirmed by the appearance of the absorption peak at 476 nm on its UV-visible spectrum, while from its FTIR spectrum, the C-H sp3 functional group of β-carotene was found at 2924 and 2854 cm-1. In addition, the emission peak of β-carotene was found at 394 and 561 nm. This study confirmed that acetone performed as a better maceration solvent for β-carotene as compared to the distilled water and ethanol, which would be strongly related to the non-polar property of the acetone.
High Antioxidant Activity of Pucuk Merah (Syzygium oleina) Leaf and Zinnia (Zinnia elegans) Flower Extracts Purnomo, Tantyo Ardy Bintoro; Yuliati, Leny
Indonesian Journal of Natural Pigments Vol 2 No 2 (2020): Agustus 2020
Publisher : Ma Chung Research Center for Photosynthetic Pigments

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33479/ijnp.2020.02.02.54

Abstract

A study on the antioxidant activity of natural sources is very crucial to explore their benefits, especially for food, medicine, as well as cosmetic applications. In this work, the antioxidant activities of pucuk merah (Syzygium oleina) leaves and zinnia (Zinnia elegans) flower were examined. Pucuk merah leaves and zinnia flowers were extracted using an acidic ethanol solvent by a simple maceration method for 24 hours. The color of the obtained pucuk merah leaf extract was red, while the zinnia flower extract was yellowish-brown. UV-visible spectrophotometer showed that the pucuk merah leaf extract has anthocyanin as the main part and chlorophyll as the minor part. On the other hand, zinnia flower extract contained carotenoid as the main part, as well as small parts of anthocyanin and chlorophyll. The antioxidant activity test was carried out by using 2-2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) as the antioxidant assay. It was revealed that the inhibitory concentration at 50% (IC50) values of the pucuk merah leaf and zinnia flower extracts were 25.83 and 20.16 mg/L, respectively, while the antioxidant activity index (AAI) of the pucuk merah leaf and zinnia flower extracts were 1.55 and 1.98, respectively. These results showed that both pucuk merah leaf and zinnia flower extracts have strong antioxidant activity, and thus very potential to be used as great antioxidants.