Selection of Four Lamiaceae Species (Ocimum americanum L., Ocimum basilicum L., Leucas lavandulifolia Sm., and Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton) as Antioxidant Sources and Metabolite Profile

  • Vivi Septya Wati Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Bogor 16680, West Java 16680, Indonesia
  • Irmanida Batubara Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Bogor 16680, West Java 16680, Indonesia
  • Budi Arifin Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Bogor 16680, West Java 16680, Indonesia
  • Bambang Pontjo Priosoeryanto Division of Veterinary Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, IPB University, Bogor 16680, West Java, Indonesia
  • Yutaka Kuroki Delightex Pte Ltd, 230 Victoria Street, #15-01/08, Bugis Junction Towers, 188024, Singapore
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20884/1.jm.2025.20.2.13140

Abstract

ABSTRACT. The Lamiaceae family which are widely used in traditional medicine in Indonesia. Plants from this family are known to have antioxidant bioactivity. Therefore, in this study, an antioxidant test was carried out first as an initial screening. This study evaluated the antioxidant capacity of four Lamiaceae species: Ocimum americanum L., Ocimum basilicum L., Leucas lavandulifolia Sm., and Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton. The four Lamiaceae species extracts were evaluated for their antioxidant capacity using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), cupric-reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC), and ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP). The highest activity extract was fractionated with n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and ethanol-water, and the results were tested for antioxidant capacity. The most active extract and most active fraction were analyzed for metabolites using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The results show that the ethanol 50% leaves extracts of O. americanum L. have the highest antioxidant capacity of about 0.439 (DPPH); 1.517 (CUPRAC); and 1.021 (FRAP) mmol ascorbic acid equivalent (AAE)/g extract. The highest antioxidant capacity from the partition results was possessed by the ethyl acetate fraction with a value of 1.109 (DPPH); 1.540 (CUPRAC); and 1.551 (FRAP) mmol AAE/g fraction. Metabolite analysis using LC-MS/MS succeeded in identifying 18 metabolites consisting of flavonoids, terpenoids, amino acids, phenolic acids, fatty acids, and other carboxylic acids.


 


Keywords: Antioxidant, Leucas lavandulifolia, Ocimum americanum, Ocimum basilicum, Perilla frutescens

Published
2025-07-24
How to Cite
WATI, Vivi Septya et al. Selection of Four Lamiaceae Species (Ocimum americanum L., Ocimum basilicum L., Leucas lavandulifolia Sm., and Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton) as Antioxidant Sources and Metabolite Profile. Molekul, [S.l.], v. 20, n. 2, p. 279-290, july 2025. ISSN 2503-0310. Available at: <https://jos.unsoed.ac.id/index.php/jm/article/view/13140>. Date accessed: 20 aug. 2025. doi: https://doi.org/10.20884/1.jm.2025.20.2.13140.
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