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Corresponding author: Kasta Gurning ( kastagurning@mail.ugm.ac.id ) Academic editor: Plamen Peikov
© 2023 Indah Yani Br. Tambunan, Esther Siringo-Ringo, Mastiur Julianti Butar-Butar, Kasta Gurning.
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Yani Br. Tambunan I, Siringo-Ringo E, Julianti Butar-Butar M, Gurning K (2023) GC-MS analysis of bioactive compounds and antibacterial activity of nangka leaves (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam). Pharmacia 70(1): 67-72. https://doi.org/10.3897/pharmacia.70.e97990
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Nangka is a plant that has various kinds of potential both because of the nutritional content provided through the fruit and also part of the content of bioactive compounds contained in the leaves. This study aims to identify the content of bioactive compounds and determine their content using GC-MS and determine the potential antibacterial activity against E. coli, S. aureus, S. epidermidis, S. typhi, P. acnes from the ethanol extract of nangka leaves (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam). Screening results showed positive containing phenolic groups, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, and alkaloids. The results of determining the content of bioactive compounds for phenolics, tannins and flavonoids were 27.654±0.054 mg GAE/g d.w ethanolic extract, 0.46±0.017 mg TAE/g d.w ethanolic extract and 2.978±0.192 mg QE/g d.w ethanolic extract. GC-MS analysis showed the content of octadecanoic acid with a retention time of 36.489 minutes with a concentration of 29.91% and the ethanolic extract of nangka leaves had good potential activity as an antibacterial.
Artocarpus heterophyllus, Tannins, Phenolics, Flavonoids, Antibacterial, GC-MS
Nangka is the local name used for Artocarpus heterophyllus, Lam (latin name) in the Batak tribe of North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. This plant belongs to the Moracea family which is commonly found in subtropical and tropical countries, especially in Southeast Asia (
The content of the secondary metabolite compound that is most widely reported to have the potential to be used in various treatments is the flavonoid, tannin, and phenolic groups. For example, the phenolic and flavonoid groups are widely reported to be responsible for various degenerative diseases caused by free radicals (
The tools used were laboratory glassware, Whatman filter paper No. 1, hotplate, rotary evaporator (Heidolph), petri dish, wire loop, aluminum foil, tweezers, spray bottle, oven (Memmert UN55), laminary air flow, vortex (Cole Parmer), spreader/L glass, incubator (Memmert IN55), spectrophotometry (Genesys 10S-UV VIS), GC-MS (Shimadzu, QP2010S), SPPS version 27, ingredients including Chloramphenicol, blank disc paper (Oxoid), Mueller Hinton Agar (MHA) (Oxoid CM0337), Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO 10%) (Merck), Mc Farland 0.5%, standard reagents for phytochemical screening, Escherichia coli (E. coli), Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), Salmonella typhi (S. typhi), Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis), and Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes).
The leaves samples used were fresh, dark green, and good from nangka trees that were already fruiting. The leaves were washed and cleaned in running water, drained, and dried in a sample drying cabinet at 60 °C. The dried leaves samples were powdered with a magnetic blender. The powder was extracted using ethanol solvent by maceration method for 3 days, then filtered using whatman filter paper no 1. The residue was extracted again with a new solvent for 2 days and then filtered. Each macerate was concentrated using a vacuum rotary evaporator at 60 °C and combined. The thick macerate was placed in a glass bottle and stored in the sample cabinet in the pharmacognosy laboratory before the next step.
Phytochemical screening was carried out to qualitatively determine the class of secondary metabolite compounds contained in the sample. Phytochemical screening includes flavonoid, phenolic, tannin, alkaloid, saponin, steroid and triterpenoid compounds using standard reagents (
Determination of the class of total phenolic compounds contained in the ethanolic extract of nangka leaves by colorimetric method using Folin-Ciocalteou which was measured using UV-Vis spectrometry at a maximum wavelength of 765 nm (gallic acid wavelength as standard). 250 µL of nangka ethanol extract from 1000 ppm mother liquor was mixed with 400 µL of Folin-Ciocalteou in a 10 mL volumetric flask, allowed to stand for 5 minutes. Once achieved, the addition of a solution of 4 mL of 10% Na2CO3 and distilled water until the mark is 10 mL. The solution mixture was homogenized by centrifugation, then allowed to stand for 30 minutes, then the absorbance was measured by UV-Vis spectrometry (
Determination of the class of total flavonoid compounds contained in the ethanolic extract of nangka leaves by colorimetric method using 10% AlC3 which was measured using UV-Vis spectrometry at a maximum wavelength of 431 nm (quercetin wavelength as standard). 250 µL of nangka ethanol extract from 1000 ppm mother liquor was mixed with 200 µL of 10% AlC3 and distilled water to the mark of a 10 mL volumetric flask. The solution mixture was homogenized by centrifugation and allowed to stand for 30 minutes at room temperature, then the absorbance was measured by UV-Vis spectrometry (
Determination of the class of total tannin compounds contained in the ethanolic extract of nangka leaves by colorimetric method using Folin-Ciocalteou which was measured using UV-Vis spectrometry at a maximum wavelength of 760 nm (tannic acid wavelength as standard). 200 µL of nangka ethanol extract from 1000 ppm mother liquor was mixed with 200 µL of Folin-Ciocalteou in a 5 mL volumetric flask, allowed to stand for 5 minutes. Once achieved, the addition of a solution of 100 µL of saturated Na2CO3 and distilled water was continued to the mark of 5 mL. The solution mixture was homogenized by centrifugation, then allowed to stand for 40 minutes, then the absorbance was measured by UV-Vis spectrometry (
Analysis of secondary metabolites contained in the ethanol extract of nangka leaves (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam) by GC-MS using GC-MS-QP2010S Shimadzu type equipment with column type DB-5MS with dimensions of 30 meters × 0.25 mn ID × 0.25µm. The carrier gas used was helium with an ionization of 70 Ev, injector temperature of 300 °C, flow rate of 0.52 mL/min, programmed column temperature of 70 °C which was then slowly increased by programmed increments of 5 °C until the temperature was maintained at 300 °C. Identification of compounds is based on similarities to the Willey compound libraries (
Antibacterial activity was determined by observing the diameter of the clear zone around the disc paper which had been induced by various concentrations of ethanolic extract of nangka leaves (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam) according to the scratch plate method. The media used in culturing the bacteria Erscherichia coli (E. coli), Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), Salmonella typhi (S. typhi), Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis) Muller Hinton Agar (MHA)) are sterile. The solvent used in making each extract concentration was DMSO. DMSO 10% negative control and chloramphenicol as positive control. A solution of 20 mL of MHA media was put into each petri dish, then allowed to solidify at room temperature. The suspension of each bacterium was taken one loop and scratched in a circle on the media evenly using a cotton bud. Then each concentration of ethanol extract of nangka leaves that had been incubated on disc paper was put into a petri dish and allowed to stand at room temperature (37°C) for 24 hours. Then the antibacterial activity was determined from the clear zone (inhibition zone) which was measured with a caliper. Repeats and measurements were three times repetition (
The thick ethanol extract of nangka leaves (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam) was obtained from maceration at room temperature which was concentrated at 60 °C using a heidolp brand rotary vacuum evaporator with a speed of 90 rpm. The results of phytochemical screening of various groups of bioactive compounds are presented in Table
No. | Group of compounds | Standard reagents | Occurrence |
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1. | Phenolics | FeCl3 5% at ethanol | Present |
2. | Flavonoids | Shinoda test (Mg + HCl (concentrated) | Present |
3. | Tannins | FeCl3 5% | Present |
4. | Alkaloids | Dragendorff | Present |
5. | Steroids/triterpenoids | Liebermann Bouchard | Present |
6. | Saponins | Foaming test | Present |
The content of the identified group of phytochemical compounds supports the ability for various diverse pharmacological effects where the flavonoid content is reported to have the ability as a free radical inhibitor (antioxidant) and potential as an antidiabetic, saponins as cholesterol lowering and lowering glucose in the blood, tannins have the function of accelerating wound healing, alkaloids. thought to synergize with tannins and phenolics as antidiabetic (
The ethanol extract of nangka leaves (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam) showed potential antibacterial activity which was observed from the formation of a measurable clear zone. The antibacterial activity ability of the measured clear zone for various specified concentrations showed strong criteria as antibacterial (Table
No. | Types of bacterials | Positive control | Concentration variation | |||
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75% | 50% | 25% | 12.5% | |||
1. | E. coli | 30.12± 0.42 | 16.20±0.76* | 15.97±0.67* | 15.50±0.66* | 14.57±0.35* |
2. | S. aureus | 31.30± 0.92 | 14.90±0.20* | 14.48±0.50* | 14.23±0.38* | 12.87±0.35* |
3. | S. typhi | 26.15± 0.70 | 16.83±0.75* | 15.67±0.60* | 14.97±0.51* | 13.23±0.87* |
4. | S. epidermidis | 30.43± 0.45 | 14.90±0.52* | 14.30±0.36* | 13.87±0.31* | 13.80±0.17* |
5. | P. acnes | 29.92± 0.41 | 16.50±0.52* | 15.87±0.45* | 15.00±0.36* | 14.48±0.50* |
The antibacterial activity of the ethanol extract of nangka leaves observed for each concentration did not give a significant difference in inhibition between concentrations. The highest antibacterial activity of nangka leaves ethanol extract was found at a concentration of 75% for each of E. coli, S. aureus, S. typhi, S. epidermidis and P. acnes bacteria, namely 16.20±0.76 mm, 14.90±0.20 mm, 16.83±0.75 mm, 14.90±0.52 mm and 16.50±0.52 mm. The lowest activity as antibacterial was at a concentration of 12%, namely 14.57±0.35 mm, 12.87±0.35 mm, 13.23±0.87 mm, 13.80±0.17 mm and 14.48±0.50 mm. The ability of nangka leaves ethanol extract showed almost the same activity on both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Chlororamphenicol was used as a positive control because it is an antibacterial compound that has a broad spectrum, there is significance of each concentration of nangka leaves ethanol extract to the positive control (p<0.05).
The results of the GC-MS analysis on the ethanolic extract of nangka leaves obtained 24 peaks of compounds. The highest peak was at retention time of 36.489 minutes with a concentration of 29.91% indicating octadecanoic acid, followed by peak 22 at retention time of 40.017 minutes with a concentration of 11.31% indicating 9-octadecanoid acid (z). A clear description of the results of the GC-MS analysis is in Fig.
Compound content based on GC-MS analysis in ethanol extract of nangka leaves.
Peak | Retention time (minute) | Formula | Compounds | Abundance (%) |
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1 | 19.924 | C10H22 | Octane, 2,7-dimethyl | 0.78 |
2 | 22.333 | C15H24 | Germacrene | 0.82 |
3 | 22.630 | C12H24 | 1-Dodecene | 1.13 |
4 | 23.675 | C15H24 | trans-Caryophyllene | 2.02 |
5 | 25.130 | C15H24 | alpha-amorphene | 1.05 |
6 | 25.374 | C15H26O | Farnesol | 3.46 |
7 | 25.597 | C12H26 | Undecane | 9.13 |
8 | 26.243 | C15H24 | γ-Cadinene | 2.22 |
9 | 27.900 | C10H18O2 | 3,7-Dimethyl-octa-1,7-dien-3,6-diol | 0.77 |
10 | 28.094 | C15H24O | (-)-Caryophyllene oxide | 2.80 |
11 | 30.102 | C11H22 | 1-Undecene | 1.38 |
12 | 30.676 | C15H24O | (-)-Caryophyllene oxide | 2.97 |
13 | 33.739 | C16H30O2 | 11-tetradecen-1-ol, acetate, (Z)- | 2.74 |
14 | 33.867 | C18H36O | 2-Pentadecanone, 6,10,14-trimethyl | 1.17 |
15 | 34.012 | C10H14O | Longipinenepoxide | 1.06 |
16 | 34.669 | C16H30O2 | 11-Tetradecen-1-ol, acetate, (Z) | 0.76 |
17 | 35.668 | C17H34O2 | Methyl 14-methyl-pentadecanoate | 2.85 |
18 | 36.489 | C18H36O2 | Octadecanoic acid | 29.91 |
19 | 37.010 | C22H36O2 | Sandaracopimar-15-ene-8 beta-yl-acetate | 1.40 |
20 | 39.236 | C19H36O2 | 6-Octadecenoic acid, methyl ester, (Z) | 1.40 |
21 | 39.709 | C20H38O2 | Cyclopropanepentanoic acid, 2-undecyl-, methyl ester, trans | 5.38 |
22 | 40.017 | C18H34O2 | 9-Octadecenoic acid (Z) | 11.31 |
23 | 45.787 | C20H26O2 | Totarol-5-en-7-on | 9.78 |
24 | 50.901 | C18H35NO | 9-Octadecenamide, (Z) | 3.71 |
The ethanolic extract of nangka leaves (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam) had strong activity potential against various types of bacteria, both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and contains various bioactive compounds with the highest content of octadecanoic acid.
Thanks to the Government of the Negara Republik Indonesia through the Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, Dikti for providing research funding opportunities through skema penelitian Dosen Pemula in 2022 (No. 153/E5/PG.02.00.PT/2022).