shaken homogeneously let stand for 8 minutes then
add 3 ml of Na
2
CO
3
solution. allowed to stand for 2
hours at room temperature. The absorbance of the
extract solution was measured with a UV-Visible
Spectrophotometer.
3 RESULT AND DISCUSSION
The results of phytochemical screening of bitter
mustard seed ethanol extract. Phytochemical
screening uses 5% FeCl3 reagent where the sample
was previously dissolved with methanol solvent
repeatedly. In this case, the extract becomes a black
precipitate after decreasing 5% FeCl3 while the
previous extract is green. The screening results are
tested in a test tube. The black sediment in question
is bitter mustard leaf which contains phenolic. The
maceration process is processed on a sample of
bitter mustard leaf powder in macerator. Maceration
is treated repeatedly to maximize the extract
produced. Samples as macerated solid extracts in
methanol solvents were obtained at 300 g. This
method is carried out by inserting suitable plant
powders and solvents into a humidly closed
container at room temperature. The principle of
maceration method is based that samples soaked
using organic solvents will break down the cell walls
and membranes due to pressure differences found
outside and inside the cell so that secondary
metabolites contained in the cytoplasm will dissolve
into organic solvents. The extraction process is
stopped when a balance is reached between the
concentration of the compound in the solvent and
the concentration in the plant cell18.
After maceration, the partition was carried out
using ethyl acetate to obtain a 600 g solid extract.
The last partition was carried out using n-hexane to
partition non-polar compounds from phenolic
compounds. the actual total phenolic content was
39.7252 ± 0.7326 mg GAE / g extract, the total
phenol content determined according to the Folin-
Ciocalteu method was not an absolute level, but in
principle based on the reduction capacity of the
material being tested against an equivalent reduction
of gallic acid. Bitter mustard leaf extract from the
partition contains total phenolic because it reacts
positively to the FeCl3 reagent when we do the
filtering again. In the liquid-liquid partition process,
the two phases of solution have different solubility.
Separate funnel shocks during partition aim to
expand the contact surface area between insoluble
solvents. The solvent requirements for the partition
method have suitable polarity for the extracted
material and must be separated after shaking. Total
phenol levels are influenced by the type of solvent.
Phenol is a polar compound so that its solubility is
highest in a semi-polar solvent. Polar solvents are
able to dissolve phenols so that the levels in extracts
are high. Phenol compounds are susceptible to
oxidation at high temperatures so that they
experience degredation while extraction that is too
long can provide an opportunity for phenol
compounds to oxidize more, but the total phenol
levels measured can be even lower.
Phytochemical screening tests were conducted to
determine the class of chemical compounds
contained in bitter mustard leaves using ethyl acetate
extract. Based on phytochemical screening
conducted on ethyl acetate extract is a low toxicity
solvent that is semi polar so that it can attract polar
and non polar compounds from bitter mustard
leaves. Bitter mustard leaves contain flavonoids,
alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, saponins, steroids /
triterpenoids and anthraquinones. On examination of
flavonoids with the addition of hydrochloric acid to
the Mg powder, it gives a red color which indicates
the presence of flavonoid compounds. Alkaloide
examination with Mayer, Dragendorff and
Bouchardat reagents results in turbidity and
deposition. The examination of anthraquinone
glycosides with the addition of NaOH to the
simplicia powder gives a positive red color, while
the extract does not form red. Tannin examination
with the addition of FeCl
3
solution will show blue or
blackish green discoloration (Harborne, 1996).
Determination of total phenolic levels using the
spectrophotometric method of visible light with the
Folin-Ciocalteu reagent is the simplest, easiest
method, using a relatively small number of samples
and a shorter processing time. Total phenolic testing
begins with the measurement of the maximum
wavelength of gallic acid solution with a
concentration of 1000 μg / ml in ethanol using a
Visible spectrophotometer to obtain a wavelength of
739.50 nm with an absorbance of 0.340.
The color of the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent standard
solution is usually less stable so it is necessary to
find the right working time to take measurements
because the amount of absorbance in the
spectrophotometry of the visible light is strongly
influenced by the color. Determination of working
time is done by using a standard solution of the
Folin-Ciocalteu reagent accompanied by the addition
of an extract which aims to find a stable
measurement time when the sample reacts
completely with a color reagent, measured at a
wavelength of 739.50 nm. Operating Time