UJI AKTIVITAS ANTIOKSIDAN DAN FOTOPROTEKTIF FRAKSI ETILASETAT EKSTRAK ETANOLIK KULIT BUAH NAGA MERAH (Hylocereus polyrhizus)
Abstract
Free radicals can be caused by exposure of UV rays. Free radicals in the
body can be a trigger of many diseases. Photoprotective agent can protected the
skin from exposure of UV rays. In addition, antioxidant compound can also
reduced a negative impact of free radicals. Red dragon fruit (Hylocereus
polyrhizus) was one of the fruits which contain a flavonoid compound. This
compound can acted as photoprotective and antioxidant agents. This study aims to
know the content of flavonoid in the peel of red dragon fruit (Hylocereus
polyrhizus) and knowing the antioxidants and photoprotective activities.
The peel of red dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) extracted within
ethanol then macerate fractionated with ethylacetate. The content of phenolic and
flavonoid compounds of ethylacetate fraction of the red dragon fruit (KBNMAcOEt)
tested with TLC method, Folin-Ciocalteu method, and chelation AlCl3
method. Furthermore, the free radical (DPPH) scavenging test was be done to
found out the antioxidant activities of KBNM-AcOEt and in vitro test with
spectrophotometry method was conducted to found out the SPF value of KBNMAcOEt.
The Total Phenolic Content of KBNM-AcOEt was 1493,4641 ± 14,9757
mg GAE/100g and the Total Flavonoid Content of KBNM-AcOEt was 16,5278 ±
0,3612 % b/b EQ. Antioxidant activities of KBNM-AcOEt was weak (> 150
μg/mL). It was seen from the IC50 value of KBNM-AcOEt (491.9421 μg/mL).
Meanwhile, the SPF value of KBNM-AcOEt was very low (0.0069 ± 0.0071).
The KBNM-AcOEt at a concentration of 5, 25, 50 and 100 mg / L does not have
photoprotective activities.