Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) Analysis of Volatile components from Coral “BETADINE” (Jatropha multifida Linn) Leaves

Abstract

Betadine Plants leaves were extracted with methanol and carried out by maceration then evaporated with a rotary evaporator. The purpose of this experiment was to determine the composition of chemical compounds contained in the methanol extract of betadine (Jatropha muitifida Linn) leaves by GC-MS. The results of this analysis can be used as a reference in determining the antimicrobial activity of betadine leaves. The results of GC-MS on betadine leaf extract samples detected 27 peaks of compounds, the 3 most dominant compounds were at retention times of 18,072, 19,950 and 20,058, namely 9-Hexadecenoic acid, methyl ester, (Z)-; 7-Hexadecenoic acid, methyl ester, (Z)-; Methyl hexadec-9-enoate; 9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid, methyl ester, (Z,Z,Z)-; and Phytol.