SECONDARY METABOLITES FROM ROOT BARK of Artocarpus Vriesianus MIQ.

• Main Author: WIDARYATI (NIM: 20507036), ENDANG
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/12062
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Artocarpus, the main genus of Moraceae's family is locally known as "nangka-nangkaan", and consists of 60 species. Besides the edible fruits, the plant has many other uses including its bark, root bark as well as its latex. The whole plant has also been used by local folks for traditional medicine purposes such as the leaves of A. communis is used for skin diseases, its flower for toothache, and its root for blood cleansing. This medicinal value is much related to its secondary metabolites content. Artocarpus has been known to contain varieties of isoprenyl substituted fenolic compounds such as flavonoid, stilben, 2-aryl benzofuran and xanton. Many of these compounds have shown interesting bioactivities such as anti hypertensive effect and anti tumor. Artocarpus vriesianus is one of many species of Artocarpus found in Sulawesi, locally known as Hulimewu and it is an endemic plant in Sulawesi. Based on the literature review, there is still no reported study on the phytochemistry of this species. The current research is therefore, aimed to study the secondary metabolites from the root bark of A.vriesianus.