Biology, Medicine, & Natural Product Chemistry
Vol 14, No 1 (2025)

Phytochemicals Compound and Antioxidant Activity of Tradescantia spathacea Sw. Leaf Extracts

Fikroh, Retno Aliyatul (Unknown)
Hidayah, Muhamad Aditya (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 Jun 2025

Abstract

Tradescantia spathacea Sw. is commonly used as a traditional medicine plant to treat several diseases. This study aims to identify phytochemical constituents using phytochemical screening, quantify the total phenolic (TPC) and flavonoid content (TFC) analysis, and evaluate the antioxidant activity of various extracts via DPPH free radical scavenging activity. The phytochemical constituent revealed the presence of bioactive compounds such as flavonoid, alkaloid, saponin, steroid, triterpenoid, and tannin in different extracts of Tradescantia spathacea Sw. leaf. The methanolic leaf extract showed the best total phenolic and flavonoid content values of 83.35±0.00 mgGAE/g and 33.79±0.13 mg/g, respectively. Methanolic extracts also showed potent antioxidant activity in the DPPH assay with IC50 values of 80,835 µg/mL. The results suggest that Tradescantia spathacea Sw. could be an alternative source of natural antioxidant agents.

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Abbrev

BIOMEDICH

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Subject

Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

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BIOLOGY, MEDICINE, & NATURAL PRODUCT CHEMISTRY, this journal is published to attract and disseminate innovative and expert findings in the fields of plant, animal, and microorganism secondary metabolite, and also the effect of natural product on biological system as a reference source for ...