Abstract:
Abstract. Fruits of Baccaurealanceolata is commonly used by tribe banjar in
south Borneo to protect the skin damages due to sun light. People apply the
pulverized fruits to the skin that will be exposed to sunlight. Antioxidant
bioassay method (DPPH) is used to prove the effectiveness of the
fruits.Baccaurealanceolata fruitsvwere extractedby 70% ethanol, followed by
fractionation with n-hexane, ether, ethyl acetate and methanol to give n-hexane
(fr-H), ether (fr. Et2O), ethyl acetate (fr.EtOAc) and methanol (fr. MeOH)
fractions respectively. Preparative TLC (SiO2) of the fr.EtOAc that showed the
the highest antioxidant activity among those fractions. This compound was
active as antioxidant 1.124 mg/ml.
