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Analysis of Qualitative Phytochemical Screening and Antioxidant Activities
from Leaves, Fruits, and Seeds Of
Momordica Charantia (Cucurbitaceae)
Nur Fazirah Binti Mohammad Ali
Puan Nurul Huda Binti Abdul Wahab
Bachelor of Science (Chemical Sciences)
School of Fundamental of Science
Momordica charantia (Cucurbitaceae) or known as bitter gourd is widely used as a
natural source for remedial purposes. Therefore, this study is designed to determine
the presence of the secondary metabolites and antioxidant potentials from a different
part of M. charantia (leaves, fruits, seeds) which extracted using different polarities of
solvents (hexane, ethyl acetate, and methanol) by conducted qualitative
phytochemical screening and antioxidant assays. The methanolic crude extracts from
all parts showed the highest percentage of yield 6.6%, 5.8%, and 6.1%, followed by
hexane crude extract 3.92%, 3.73%, and 2.9%, ethyl acetate crude extract 1.6%,
0.8%, and 1.2%, respectively. The phytochemical screening of various extracts of the
M. charantia revealed the presence of secondary metabolites alkaloids, flavonoids,
reducing sugar, carbohydrates, and steroids, and possess antioxidant potential
activities. Thus, the use of M. charantia deserves more attention as it may enhance
the exploration of secondary metabolites prior to the next isolation work.
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