Open AccessEffect of Different Drying Methods on Phytochemical Content of Caulerpa lentillifera from Kei Islands
Author(s) -
Alfonsina Marthina Tapotubun,
Fredrik Rieuwpassa,
Unang Supratman,
Beni Setha
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of chemtech research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-9555
pISSN - 0974-4290
DOI - 10.20902/ijctr.2019.120614
Subject(s) - phytochemical , saponin , terpenoid , extraction (chemistry) , chemistry , biomass (ecology) , botany , biology , ecology , chromatography , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Seaweed, Caulerpa sp., is one of the natural materials that contain many kinds ofbioactive compounds depending on species and habitat. The aim of this study was to know theeffect of sun drying method on the phytochemical content of C. lentillifera from Kei Islandswaters, Southeast Moluccas. The study consisted of several steps,C. lentillifera samplecollection using sampling purposive method, direct sun drying and indirect wind dryingmethods, methanol extraction, and phytochemical test using Harborne method. Crude extractof C. lentillifera in indirect wind drying method was higher than that in direct sun drying.Alkaloid, terpenoid and steroid were found in C. lentillifera from Kei Islands on both dryingmethods. Saponin was only found in indirect wind drying method. Phenolic compounds werenot found in C. lentillifera samples from both drying methods