Phytochemical Screening of Sorghum (Sorghum Sp) with Thin Layer Chromatography Method

Main Authors: Noerhartati, Endang, Rizal, Muhammad Farid, Joeniarti, Elika
Format: Article info application/pdf eJournal
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: LPPM of NAROTAMA UNIVERSITY , 2020
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Online Access: https://jurnal.narotama.ac.id/index.php/scj/article/view/1087
https://jurnal.narotama.ac.id/index.php/scj/article/view/1087/714
Daftar Isi:
  • Sorghum is a food plant rich in benefits and has the advantage of being free gluten; it contains antioxidants and has a low glycemic index. The purpose of this research is to determine the content of compounds in sorghum. In the research, the variety of KD 4 sorghum has been used, which was macerated by absolute methanol. Results screening using thin-layer chromatography showed that methanol extract of sorghum contained flavonoid, phenol, triterpenoid, tannin, and saponin compounds, and finally, these compounds will be useful for pharmaceutical products.