Phenolic compound and antioxidant activity of Indonesian ginger leaves (Zingiber officinale Roscoe var Roscoe)

Nurul Mahmudati 1, *, Hawin Nurdiana 2, Poncojari Wahyono 1 and Wahyu Prihanta 1

1 Biology Education Department, Faculty of Education, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Jalan Raya Tlogomas No. 246, Lowokwaru, 65144, Malang, East Java, Indonesia,
2 Faculty of Medicine, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Jalan Bendungan Sutami, Sumbersari, Lowokwaru, 65145, Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
 
Research Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023, 22(01), 371–375.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2023.22.1.0040
Publication history: 
Received on 13 December 2022; revised on 24 January 2023; accepted on 26 January 2023
 
Abstract: 
Ageing causes an increase imbalance oxidant and antioxidant that induce degenerative diseases. Fruit, vegetable and other plant are known have chemical compound as antioxidant such as phenolic. That’s why study of phenolic compound and antioxidant activity in plant is very important. Information of phenolic compound and antioxidant activity of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe var Roscoe) in rhizomes numerous but less information in leaves. The aim of these research to determine antioxidant activity and phenolic content of leaves and rhizome Indonesian Zingiber officinale Roscoe var Roscoe. This research was conducted with descriptive quantitative research using dried ginger in decoction and infusion extraction method. Phenolic compound was determination with Folin-Ciocalteu method and DPPH method was used for antioxidant activity by using UV-VIS Spectrophotometer.  Based on Mann Whitney U test showed that phenolic compound in infusion leaves lower (4.47±0.47 mg GAE/g) than rhizomes (12.3±0.26 mg GAE/g) at α 0.05 and antioxidant activity in infusion of rhizomes (50.21 ± 0.56 %) higher than in leaves (33.97±2.79 %). Based on independent t-test total phenolic compound in decoction of rhizomes were higher (23.89±0.66 mg GAE/g) than in leaves (18.23±0.57 mg GAE/g) and antioxidant activity in rhizomes (65.93±0.92 %) higher than in leaves (56.22±5.56 %). The conclusion of these research is total phenolic compound and antioxidant activity on leaves lower than in rhizomes, but still more than 50% in infusion and decoction extraction method.
 
Keywords: 
Phenolic Compound; Antioxidant Activity; Ageing; Degenerative Disease
 
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