Extraction of bioactive compounds fruit from Rhizophora mucronata using sonication method

Abstract

Mangrove species Rhizopora mucronata fruit is currently widely used as a processed food ingredient. This aims of this research to determine the characteristics of fruit, phytochemical screening and rendement of extract in various solvents. Phytochemical research is qualitative descriptive using several reagents which include sample preparation, extraction, and phytochemical screening. From result of research got calculation of successive yield to extract methanol, ethyl acetate and n-hexane is 5,38%; 3.34% and 1.26%, The results of phytochemical screening of Rhizopora mucronata fruit extract on methanol solvent contain compounds: alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, triterpenoids and tannins. In the ethyl acetate solvent contains compounds: alkaloids, triterpenoids, steroids and tannins. In the n-hexane solvent contain triterpenoid.