GC-MS Screening of Sungkai Leaves and Relation with Its Antioxidant Capacity

Abstract

Sungkai (Peronema canescens Jack) is a wild plant that grows in Kalimantan and Sumatera, Indonesia, and is used as traditional medicine. This study aimed to determine the components of chemical compounds in young leaves, half-old leaves, and old leaves of sungkai and their antioxidant activity. Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry analyzed chemical compounds (GC-MS), and antioxidant activity was evaluated by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazil (DPPH). The analysis of chemical compounds showed that the chemical compounds were almost similar in young, half-old, and old leaves of sungkai with different intensities. Antioxidant activity showed the strong activity with IC50 of young leaves of sungkai is 26.389 mg/L, half-old leaves 29.874 mg/L and old leaves 30.9183 mg/L.