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1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Jalan Tanjung
Kampus IPB Dramaga, Bogor 16880, Indonesia
2. Tropical Biopharmaca Research Center, IPB University, Jalan Taman Kencana No. 3 Kampus IPB Taman
Kencana, Bogor 16128, Indonesia
3. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Jalan Tanjung
Kampus IPB Dramaga, Bogor 16880, Indonesia
4. Advance Research Laboratory, IPB University, Jalan Palem Kampus IPB Dramaga, Bogor 16680,
Indonesia
compounds such as flavonoid, alkaloid, glycosides, Ridwan identified the plant, and the voucher
phytosterol, and saponin responsible to its specimens were stored in TropBRC, IPB University.
particular biological activity. Phytochemical Methanol, ethanol, n-hexane, ethyl acetate, Folin-
composition and its concentration are greatly Ciocalteu (FC) reagent, sodium carbonate,
affected by some factors, such as genetics, potassium permanganate, aluminum (III) chloride,
environmental growth conditions, harvest, and potassium acetate, copper (II) chloride, potassium
post-harvest treatment. Extraction of metabolites ferricyanide (K3Fe(CN)6), trichloroacetic acid
using a different method and solvent extraction (TCA) were obtained from Merck (Darmstadt,
also play an essential role in the level of metabolites Germany). Gallic acid, quercetin, trolox,
extracted (Rafi et al., 2020). Consistency in the neocuproine, indigo carmine, 2,2-diphenyl-1-
composition and concentration level of bioactive picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) were purchased from
compounds will give consistent biological activity. Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA).
G. ulmifolia rich in phenolic compounds such as
phenolic acid, flavonoid, and tannin, and those Sample preparation and extraction
compounds have been known for their potency as G. ulmifolia leaves were dried, pulverized
an antioxidant (Pereira et al., 2019). Antioxidant into a powder, and then sieved with 100 mesh
compounds within plant extracts having different particle size. Extraction was performed using a
molecular structures and polarities. Based on its procedure described in Indonesian Herbal
molecular structure, antioxidant compounds with Pharmacopoeia 1st edition (Ministry of Health
its chemical characteristics and polarities may or Republic of Indonesia, 2008). About 20g of samples
may not be soluble in a solvent. Polar solvents are were macerated with 200 mL n-hexane for 24h at
frequently used for the polyphenol extraction from room temperature. After continuous stirring of
plant matrices (Altemimi et al., 2017). Ethanol and samples for 6h, samples left for a further 18h
water as polar solvents are well known for without stirring. The filtrate was collected and
polyphenol extraction and safe for human concentrated with a rotary evaporator at 50ᵒC. The
consumption. Ethyl acetate has a medium polarity residue from the filtration process with n-hexane
and low toxicity that could extract many was then extracted with ethyl acetate, and the
antioxidant compounds from polar to nonpolar. obtained filtrate was concentrated. Next, the
From the previous studies, many papers residue from the previous filtration was then
have been reported the composition and extracted with ethanol until the filtrate was
concentration of metabolite or compound class obtained. The residue from previous ethanol
present in G. ulmifolia with a particular biological filtration was then macerated and extracted with
activity (Maldini et al., 2013; Morais et al., 2017; water using the reflux method until obtained the
Prahastuti et al., 2020). However, there is no concentrated filtrate. The extraction process using
reported paper for extracting metabolites in G. each solvent (n-hexane, ethyl acetate, ethanol, and
ulmifolia with different solvent extraction using water) was repeated three times. Then the resulted
stepwise maceration for knowing the of concentrated filtrate from each solvent was
phytochemical profile and antioxidant activity. In weighed to measure its yield.
this study, we have investigated the phytochemical
profile and antioxidant activity of G. ulmifolia using Determination of total phenolics
the various polarity of solvents (n-hexane, ethyl The total phenolics content (TPC) in each
acetate, ethanol, and water). We also make a extract of G. ulmifolia leaves was determined using
correlation between antioxidant activities and the Folin-Ciocalteu method using a procedure
phytochemical (phenolics, flavonoid, and tannin) described by Rafi et al., (2018). Each of n-hexane,
content to show its contribution toward ethyl acetate, ethanol, and water extract were
antioxidant activities. By mapping the pipetted 10µL into 96 well plates. Then
phytochemical profile and antioxidant activity of approximately 160µL distilled water, 10µL of 10%
different G. ulmifolia extracts, we will have better FC reagent, and 20µL of 7.5% Na2CO3 was added
information about each extract's characteristics. subsequently into each extract in the 96 well plates.
The mixture was then homogenized and incubated
MATERIAL AND METHODS for 30min at room temperature. The maximum
G. ulmifolia leaves were obtained from absorbance of the mixture was measured at 750nm
Tropical Biopharmaca Research Center (TropBRC) using a microplate reader (Epoch-BioTek,
IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia. Mr. Taopik Winooski, USA). The calibration curve was
The antioxidant capacity was expressed in µmol In this work, the extracts of G. ulmifolia leaves were
trolox/g dry powder. obtained by using various range polarity of solvent
from nonpolar (n-hexane) to polar (water).
FTIR Spectra and Classification of G. ulmifolia Extraction yields ranged from 18.24% for ethanol
extracts extract to 5.73% for n-hexane extract. It is also can
About 2mg of G. ulmifolia leaves extract were be seen that the extraction yield of water (10.94%)
mixed with 200mg of KBr and then homogenized is higher than ethyl acetate (9.08%). The average
and formed into a pellet using a Shimadzu hand yields of extraction by various solvents decreased
press (pressure 8 tons for 10min). The in the following order: ethanol > water > ethyl
measurement of the FTIR spectrum was performed acetate > n-hexane. These results show that the
at the mid-IR area (4000-400 cm-1) involving a extraction yield increases with increasing polarity
personal computer equipped with OPUS software of the solvent used in the extraction process of G.
version 4.2. The IR spectrum was recorded with a ulmifolia leaves. Compounds such as proteins and
scan speed of 32s/min, and a resolution of 4cm-1 carbohydrates may have been extracted in water
with a data display contains 1866 points of and ethanol and contribute to higher yield rather
absorption. The IR spectra were further used for than in ethyl acetate and n-hexane.
the classification of G. ulmifolia extracts. We used
principal component analysis (PCA) to classify t Total phenolics, total flavonoids and total
he G. ulmifolia extracts with The Unscrambler X tannins of G. ulmifolia leaves extracts
software version 10.1 (CAMO, Oslo, Norway). Total phenolics content from different
Before subjected to the PCA, the IR spectra extracts (n-hexane, ethyl acetate, ethanol, and
were preprocessed using standard normal variate water) of G. ulmifolia leaves (Table I). The TPC of
(SNV). different extracts was measured with the FC
method using gallic acid as a positive control. The
Statistical analysis TPC of the extracts range from 13.00 mg GAE/g dry
The experimental data were done in powder for n-hexane extract to 35.42 mg GAE/g dry
triplicate measurements and reported as mean ± powder for ethanol extract, and they decrease in
standard deviation. Statistical comparisons were the following order: ethanol > water > ethyl acetate
performed using a one-way analysis of variance > n-hexane. The TPC of the ethyl acetate extract
(ANOVA) followed by Duncan test. A significant (16.74 mg GAE/g dry powder) is not significantly
difference was defined at the 95% confidence level higher than that of the water extract (16.97 mg
(p<0.05). Correlation of phytochemical content GAE/g dry powder), whereas the TPC of the n-
with antioxidant activity and clustering of the G. hexane extract is significantly less than the other
ulmifolia extracts were performed using Pearson solvents (p<0.05). It can be due to the higher
correlation and principal component analysis solubility of a non-phenolics compound such as
(PCA), respectively. All the statistical analysis was carbohydrate in water extracts rather than in ethyl
performed in Unscrambler X version 10.1 (CAMO, acetate and n-hexane extracts. The TPC of the
Oslo, Norway). ethanol extracts gives the highest value due to the
possible complex formation of some phenolics
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION compound in the extract that are soluble in this
Extraction yield solvent. These phenolics compound may have
Extraction is the first step to recover and higher molecular weights solubilized in the ethanol
isolate the bioactive phytochemical compounds and contain more phenolics group than the
from the plant materials. The extraction efficiency phenolics in the water extracts (Do et al., 2014). It
from plant materials is influenced by several can be concluded from the results of TPC from
factors, including the chemical nature of different extract, and ethanol was the best
phytochemicals, the extraction method used, size of extracting solvent to solubilize the phenolics
sample particle, and the presence of interfering compound from the extract of G. ulmifolia leaves.
substances (Stalikas 2007). The extraction yield Total flavonoids content from different
depends on the pH, temperature, extraction time, extracts (n-hexane, ethyl acetate, ethanol, and
solvent polarity, and sample composition. The water) of G. ulmifolia leaves (Table I). The TFC of
sample composition and solvent polarity are different extracts was measured using AlCl3
regarded as the critical parameters under similar reagent and quercetin as a positive control
time extraction and temperature (Do et al., 2014). using the UV-Vis spectrophotometry method.
Table I. The total phenolics, flavonoids and tannin content in the four extract of G. ulmifolia leaves (n = 3)
Table II. The capacity of antioxidant activity with different methods of DPPH, CUPRAC, and reducing power
assay (n = 3)
The TFC of extracts range from 14.15mg QE/g dry Antioxidant Activity of G. ulmifolia Leaves
powder for water extract to 44.85mg QE/g dry Extracts
powder for ethanol extract and they decrease in the Antioxidant activity of G. ulmifolia extracts
following order: ethanol > ethyl acetate > n-hexane was determined using three methods, namely
> water. The results of TFC in G. ulmifolia leaves DPPH, CUPRAC, and reducing power assay. In the
were entirely synchronous with those obtained DPPH method, 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl was
from the analysis of total phenolic in different used as a stable organic free radical reagent with
extracts. It was successfully shown that samples the highest absorption band at 517nm. The
with a high phenolics content in the extract of G. absorption of this radical species is lost when an
ulmifolia leaves also contain flavonoids in a electron or a free radical species is accepted,
considerable amount. The rich-flavonoid plants resulting in a visual discoloration from purple to
could be an excellent antioxidant source that would yellow. This radical species can also combine with
help improve the total antioxidant capacity of an many samples in a short time and is sensitive to
organism and prevent it from the lipid peroxidation distinguish active ingredients at low
(Esmaili et al., 2015). concentrations (Esmaili et al., 2015).
Total tannins content from the extracts of G. DPPH radical scavenging ability of in vitro
ulmifolia leaves in different solvents (Table I). The from the extracts of G. ulmifolia leaves with
TTC from the extracts was measured using different extraction solvents (Table II). The n-
permanganometric titration with indigo carmine hexane extract from G. ulmifolia leaves showed a
sulphonate as a dye indicator. Total tannins level reading of the lowest of DPPH radical scavenging
from different extracts of G. ulmifolia leaves have (9.03 µmol trolox/g dry powder), while the
low-level content compared to total phenolics and highest one belonged to the ethyl acetate
flavonoids. By comparing the results with various extract (55.47µmol trolox/g dry powder).
solvents (Table II), we can see that the total Although the DPPH radical scavenging activities
phenolics, flavonoids, and tannins content are from the extracts of different solvents were less
greatly depending on the solvent polarity. The than those observed at Trolox as a standard
maceration and extraction of G. ulmifolia leaves reference compound, this study reveals that G.
with ethanol solvent give the highest total ulmifolia leaves have free radical scavengers or
phenolics, flavonoids, and tannins content in the inhibitors possibly acting as a primary antioxidant.
extract.
Table III. Pearson correlation phenolic, flavonoids, tannin content and antioxidant activity.
Another simple and versatile method to using Fe3+ to Fe2+ reduction assay, whereby the
measure the antioxidant capacity from the extract initial color was yellow changes to various shades
of G. ulmifolia leaves is the CUPRAC method using a of green and blue depending on the reducing power
cupric neocuproine (2,9-dimethyl-1,10- of the samples. In this assay, the presence of
phenanthroline) chelate-abbreviated as (Cu(II)- antioxidant compounds leads to Fe3+/ferricyanide
Nc) as the chromogenic oxidant. This method is complex reduced to the Fe2+ form, and Fe2+ can be
based on the redox reaction with antioxidant monitored through the measurement of the
compounds producing the cuprous-neocuproine formation of Perl's Prussian blue at 700nm
chelate-abbreviated as (Cu(I)-Nc)- showing (Qingming et al., 2010). Antioxidant capacity from
maximum light absorption at 450nm (Apak et al., the extract of G. ulmifolia leaves using reducing
2004). The reaction of the chromogenic reagent power method varied from 50.35µmol trolox/g dry
with n-electron reductant (AO) from antioxidant powder for ethyl acetate extract to 176.75µmol
compounds producing a stable orange yellow color trolox/g dry powder for water extract. It can be
within 30min following in the manner (Apak et al., concluded that the water extract could act as
2008). electron donors and convert free radicals to more
Antioxidant compounds that are expected to stable products (Table II). Some of the phenolic
be found in G. ulmifolia leaves, namely phenolics, compounds, such as flavonoids and phenolic acids
flavonoids, and tannins were used in standard in the water extracts exhibited strong antioxidant
solutions and assayed using the normal (at room activity through their reductive capacity in Fe3+-
temperature) and incubated against trolox as the Fe2+ system.
standard reference compound. In this study, the
antioxidant capacity using the CUPRAC method Correlation between phytochemical content
from the extract of G. ulmifolia leaves range from and antioxidant activity
21.86µmol trolox/g dry powder for n-hexane The correlation between phytochemical
extract to 98.17µmol trolox/g dry powder for ethyl levels on the antioxidant activity of four G. ulmifolia
acetate extract. The antioxidant capacity of the leaves extracts was carried out using the Pearson
extracts assessed by the CUPRAC method decrease correlation. The parameter used was the
in the following order: ethyl acetate > water > correlation coefficient (R) between the levels of
ethanol > n-hexane. The establishment of the phytochemical compounds (total phenolics,
antioxidant capacity of G. ulmifolia leaves will flavonoids, and tannins) in each extract with
promote research on the identification and antioxidant activity. The higher the R-value, the
quantitation of active compounds of this plant, higher the correlation between variables. Linear
which may help protect consumers against regression with the X-axis (levels of phytochemical
oxidative stress-related diseases. compounds) and the Y-axis (antioxidant capacity)
The reduction power from the extract of G. was used to see the correlation of phytochemical
ulmifolia leaves, which potentially serves as a compounds to antioxidant activity in four G.
significant antioxidant activity, was calculated ulmifolia extracts (Table III).
Figure 1. Representative of FTIR spectrum derived from extract of G. ulmifolia leaves (− water, − ethanol, −
ethyl acetate, − n-hexane)
Figure 2. The score plot (A) and loading plot (B) of PCA derived from extract of G. ulmifolia leaves using
variable mid-IR area (4000-400 cm-1) (● = ethanol, ■ = water, = n-hexane, ▲ = ethyl acetate)
Based on the Pearson correlation, a positive ulmifolia leaves can be classified using the loading
correlation was shown by the levels of total values for the essential spectral variables (i.e.,
flavonoids and phenolics of n-hexane extract on the those with the highest variation on PC1 and PC2
reducing power and DPPH methods' antioxidant scores). The loading plot shows the n-hexane
capacity. The antioxidant capacity of ethyl acetate extract of G. ulmifolia leaves differentiated from
extract was influenced by total tannins and other extracts in the wavenumber at 2900-2950
phenolics levels with a positive correlation of 0.914 cm-1. Ethyl acetate, ethanol, and water extract were
and 0.741, respectively, using the DPPH method. differentiated at 2800-2870 cm-1, 3000-3300 cm-1,
Whereas in ethanol and water extracts, total and 1000- 1050 cm-1 (IR fingerprint area). These
phenolics content had a positive correlation with results indicate that the qualitative and
antioxidant capacity with the three methods used quantitative changes of phytochemical compounds
with the highest values in the CUPRAC and DPPH in G. ulmifolia leaves corresponding to these
methods. These results explain that the phenolics spectral regions in FTIR spectra were significant
group compounds significantly affect the variations related to the choice of solvent
antioxidant activity in ethanol and water extracts extraction.
compared to other extracts. The role of non-
phenolic secondary metabolites can also influence CONCLUSIONS
the determination of the antioxidant activity of the In this study, the ethanol extract of G.
teak leaves because the three methods of ulmifolia leaves have the highest total phenolics
antioxidant activity that are carried out are not and flavonoids content. In contrast, ethyl acetate
specific to the phenolic group compounds. Also, extract has a higher level of total tannins compared
individual phenolic compounds may have different to other extracts used in this study. Moreover, we
antioxidant activities, and their interactions with showed that the highest antioxidant capacity of G.
macromolecules such as carbohydrates and ulmifolia leaves found in the ethyl acetate extract
proteins may be synergistic or antagonistic assessed by the DPPH and CUPRAC methods.
(Odabasoglu et al., 2005). Classification of G. ulmifolia leaves extracts using
FTIR spectra and PCA showed good clustering with
Classification of G. ulmifolia Leaves Extracts by 94% of total variance data between 4 different
FTIR Spectra and Chemometrics Analysis solvents (n-hexane, ethyl acetate, ethanol, and
Classification of G. ulmifolia leaves extracts water) for the extraction process. It can be
with different solvent extraction was done using concluded that each extract of G. ulmifolia leaves
FTIR spectra combined with chemometrics. gives a distinct phytochemical profile (total
Comparison of spectra of different extracts using n- phenolics, total flavonoids, total tannins, and FTIR
hexane, ethyl acetate, ethanol, and water solvents spectrum) that contributes to the antioxidant
of G. ulmifolia leaves (Figure 1). Differences of activity. This antioxidant activity is mainly
spectral are observed between different extracts of influenced by the concentration of phenolics
G. ulmifolia leaves samples at 3500-3000, 3000- compounds known to have antioxidant activity.
2800, 1750-1500, and 1200-1000cm-1 (Figure 1). Therefore, we suggest that the screening of
Peak absorbance at 3500-3000cm-1 corresponds to phytochemical compounds related to the
hydroxyl absorption, 3000-2800cm-1 related to assessment of its bioactivity and combined with
methylene C-H asymmetric stretching vibration, chemometric analysis derived from FTIR spectra
1750-1500cm-1 is due to the stretching vibration of from the sample extract could give a more
carbonyl group, and peaks around 1000 m-1 are the comprehensive knowledge of medicinal plant study.
vibration peak of C-O an alcohol group.
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