Compound identifications from methanol extract of kepel fruit flesh (Stelechocarpus burahol)

Abstract

Abstract. Sundari D, Handayani DS, Suryanti V. 2023. Identification of compounds from methanol extract of kepel fruit flesh (Stelechocarpus burahol). Pros Sem Nas Masy Biodiv Indon 9: 86-90. The abundant biodiversity in Indonesia has various types of species. One is the diversity in the Annonaceae family, the Stelechocarpus genus, with the Kepel species (Stelechocarpus burahol (BI.) Hook & Th.). The part of the Kepel tree that has been used is in the form of leaves and fruit. Kepel fruit is widely used for table dishes fruits, cosmetic ingredients, deodorants, perfumes, long-lasting herbal medicine, and as a natural antioxidant. Currently, little is known about the compound ingredients contained in Kepel fruit. This study aims to identify the compounds in the Kepel fruit flesh's methanol extract. The compound extraction method used solid-liquid maceration and identified using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS). Kepel fruit phytochemicals include saponins, flavonoids, and tannins. The results showed that the methanol extract of Kepel fruit flesh contained the compound (3S)-N-[(2S)-3-(1H-indole-3-yl)-1-(3-methoxyanilino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxamid, norwogonin, chikutsu saponin IV and epicatechin. The identified compounds from the extract can be used as anti-inflammatory, antimutagen, anti-carcinogenic, antimicrobial, and antioxidant because flavonoid compounds potentially have biological/medicinal activity.