ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIALS AND FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF EXTRACTS STERCULIA TRAGACANTHA LINDL. LEAVES FROM RAJA AMPAT WEST PAPUA PROVINCE INDONESIA

Abstract

Sterculia tragacantha Lindl. plants are endemic plants existing in Papua and have the potential of secondary metabolite compounds. This research aimed to determine the antioxidant activity and fatty acid composition of S. tragacantha Lindl. leaf extract. The extract was obtained by maceration using methanol and n-hexane solvents. The antioxidant activity testing was carried out using DPPH (1,1-diphenyl 2-picrylhydrazyl) free radicals while the identification of fatty acid compounds was done using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GCMS). The results showed that the methanol and n-hexane extracts of S. tragacantha Lindl. leaves had a strong antioxidant activity of 2.25 ±0,09 ppm and 27,24 ± 1,25 ppm respectively. Meanwhile, the fatty acid main contents of the methanol and n-hexane extracts of S. tragacantha Lindl. leaves were Methyl palmitate, Methyl linolenate, Linolelaidic acid methyl ester, trans-9-elaidic acid methyl ester, and Methyl palmitoleate.