Literature Review: Penetapan Kadar Senyawa Aktif Antioksidan Pada Kulit Buah Alpukat

Aulia Rizqi Septiani (a:1:{s:5:"en_US"s:54:"Program Farmasi, Universitas Buana Perjuangan Karawang"})
Ermi Abriyani (Program Farmasi, Universitas Buana Perjuangan Karawang)
Frida Fatmawati (Program Farmasi, Universitas Buana Perjuangan Karawang)
Jihan Khairunnisa (Program Farmasi, Universitas Buana Perjuangan Karawang)

COMSERVA: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat
Vol. 2 No. 09 (2023): COMSERVA : Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat

The avocado plant (Persea Americana Mill.) is a medicinal plant and belongs to the Lauraceae family which has many medicinal properties. Avocado skin contains flavonoid compounds that can be used to protect and reduce damage to the skin due to UV rays. The active substances contained in the avocado plant (Persea americana Mill.) are flavonoids and quercetin. In a sample used on quercetin as a standard solution from the peel for avocado. This study aims to determine the levels of flavonoids and active antioxidant compounds in the skin of avocado (Persea americana Mill.) using the UV- Vis spectrophotometry method. Determination of the levels of flavonoid compounds in the ethanol extract of avocado peel (Persea americana Mill.) was determined based on the absorbance value measured at a maximum wavelength of 435 nm using a quercetin ratio.