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Meetings & Symposia 
Chemical Compounds from the Antibacterial Active Fraction of Cordyline fruticosa (L) 
Elfita; Muharni; Mardiyanto; Fitrya 
2021 
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IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
ISSN: 1755-1307
EISSN: 1755-1315 
IOP Publishing Ltd 
7th International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Energy: Green Agri-food Energy Production for a Better World in a Changing Climate, SAFE 2019 
709 
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English 
Cordyline fruticosa (L) known as dehuang, belongs to the family Agavaceae. The chemical constituents of this plant includes steroids, terpenoids, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, and saponins. The secondary metabolites of the genus Cordyline have various biological activities, one of which is antibacterial. The antibacterial compounds can be applied to many fields such as food, drinks, and medicines. The stem of C. fruticosa was extracted by maceration in a gradient solvent namely n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and methanol. Each fraction was evaporated using a rotary evaporator and their antibacterial activity was determined using the Kirby Bauer method against Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi as Gram negative, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis as Gram positive. The chemical compounds were isolated from antibacterial active fractions by chromatographic techniques and their chemical structures were identified by spectroscopic methods. Two compounds were obtained from the ethyl acetate fraction as a steroid and triterpenoid. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. 
Hidayat R.