Evaluation of extraction solvent on antioxidant activity, total phenolic and total flavonoid content in elaeis guineensis / Wan Zuraida Wan Mohd Zain, Siti Nur Lisha Mohd Ghazali and Samsiah Jusoh

Wan Mohd Zain, Wan Zuraida and Mohd Ghazali, Siti Nur Lisha and Jusoh, Samsiah (2019) Evaluation of extraction solvent on antioxidant activity, total phenolic and total flavonoid content in elaeis guineensis / Wan Zuraida Wan Mohd Zain, Siti Nur Lisha Mohd Ghazali and Samsiah Jusoh. ESTEEM Academic Journal, 15. pp. 25-32. ISSN 2289-4934

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Abstract

Oil palm or Elaeis guineens is a rich natural source of phenolic with flavonoid as the main constituents. These phenolics are potent antioxidants that can be used in the food industry, cosmetics and others. Therefore, the study was aimed to determine the effect of solvents which were methanol, ethyl acetate and hexane also different plant parts which were leaves, frond and fresh fruit bunch toward antioxidant activity (AOA), total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoid content (TFC). The antioxidant was analysed using the DPPH method, TPC by Ciocalteu assay and TFC by aluminium chloride colorimetric assay. The result from ANOVA indicated that there was a difference (P < 0.05) in the extracting ability of each solvent and different plant parts for AOA, TPC and TFC. Generally, the result suggested that methanol give the highest antioxidant activity, TPC and TFC compared to ethyl acetate and hexane. Therefore, the solvent used should be selected properly to allow for a high level of extraction efficiency.

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Item Type: Article
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Wan Mohd Zain, Wan Zuraida
wanzuraida@melaka.uitm.edu.my
Mohd Ghazali, Siti Nur Lisha
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Jusoh, Samsiah
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Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry > Physical and theoretical chemistry > Chemical elements
Q Science > QD Chemistry > Extraction (Chemistry)
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pulau Pinang > Permatang Pauh Campus
Journal or Publication Title: ESTEEM Academic Journal
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > ESTEEM Academic Journal (EAJ)
ISSN: 2289-4934
Volume: 15
Page Range: pp. 25-32
Keywords: antioxidant activity, Elaeis guineensis, extraction, total flavonoid content, total phenolic content
Date: June 2019
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28903
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