PHYTOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT ON N-HEXANE EXTRACT AND FRACTIONS OF Marsilea crenata Presl. LEAVES THROUGH GC-MS

• Main Authors: Ma'arif, Burhan, Mangestuti Agil, Laswati P, Hening
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English
• Published: Faculty of Pharmacy Universitas Gajah Mada DIY 2016
• Subjects: R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/57126/1/karil15.PhytochemicalAss.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/57126/2/peerreview15.PhytochemicalAss.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/57126/; https://journal.ugm.ac.id/TradMedJ/issue/view/1810/showToc
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Estrogen deficiency causes various health problems in postmenopausal women, including osteoporosis. Phytoestrogen emerged as a potential alternative of estrogen with minimum side effects. Green clover (Marsilea crenata Presl.) is a typical plant in East Java which suspected contains estrogen-like substances. The aim of this research was to report the phytochemical properties of M. crenata using GC-MS as a preliminary study. M. crenata leaves were dried and extracted with n-hexane, then separated using vacuum column chromatography to get four fractions, after that the n-hexane extract and four fractions were identified with GC-MS. The results of GC-MS analysis showed some compounds contained in M. crenata leaves like monoterpenoid, diterpenoid, fatty acid compounds, and other unknown compounds. The results obtained in this research indicated a promising potential of M. crenata as medicinal plants, especially as antiosteoporotic agent.