Phytochemical screening and total phenolic content (TPC) of stem of ficus deltoidea var angustifolea species / Mohd Hasrul Ishak

The aim of this study is to detect the presence of saponins, alkaloids, flavonoids and terpenes and also to compare the total phenolic content in n-hexane, chloroform, and methanol extractions from the stem of Ficus deltoidea var angustifolea gold line species (Mas Cotek) by using phytochemical screening tests and total phenolic content (TPC). This experiment used the successive extraction method for the extraction process. The results found that no alkaloids present in the sample. Test of flavonoids were positive in all extractions. Saponin was not detected in the n-hexane extraction but were presents in both chloroform extraction 1+ (froth) and methanol extraction with 2+ (froth). Terpene screening tests were detected in all the sample. Therefore, the stem of this plant contain saponin,flavonoid , and terpene compounds that proved from the photochemical screening tests. All the solvents can be use to extract the saponin, flavonoid , and terpene compounds except n-hexane that cannot extract saponin because no trace of saponin found in the screening test. The total phenolic contents found in methanol extraction is the highest concentration of phenolic (446 ppm), followed by n-hexane extraction (21.40 ppm) and chloroform extraction (19.27 ppm).