Metabolite Profiling and Bioactivity Assessment of Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties in Bulb Fractions of Eleutherine bulbosa (Mill.) Urb

Nurma Angeliani Komalasari(1), Natalia Natalia Marbun(2), Gustini Syahbirin(3), Laksmi Ambarsari(4), Purwatiningsih Sugita(5)
(1) Graduate student in the Chemistry Program, Graduate School of IPB University, Bogor 16680, West Java,
(2) Undergraduate student in the Chemistry Program, Graduate School of IPB University, Bogor 16680, West Java,
(3) Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Bogor 16680, West Java,
(4) Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Bogor 16680, West Java,
(5) Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Bogor 16680, West Java

Abstract

Eleutherine bulbosa is known to contain diverse secondary metabolites with pharmacological potential. This study aimed to identify the bioactive compounds in the ethanol, n-hexane, and unsaponified n-hexane fractions of E. bulbosa bulbs and evaluate their antioxidant and antibacterial activities. The bulbs were extracted using ethanol, followed by n-hexane fractionation and saponification. Antioxidant activity was determined using the DPPH assay, and antibacterial activity was assessed against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli using the disc diffusion method. LC-MS/MS and GC-MS analyses identified compounds such as eleutherol, resveratrol, coniferaldehyde, and stigmasterol. The ethanol fraction exhibited the highest antioxidant activity (IC₅₀ = 47.54 ± 0.03 mg/L), while the unsaponified n-hexane fraction showed the strongest antibacterial effect (inhibition zone = 16.12 ± 0.16 mm). These findings confirm the potential of E. bulbosaas a natural source of antioxidant and antibacterial agents.

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Authors

Nurma Angeliani Komalasari
Natalia Natalia Marbun
Gustini Syahbirin
Laksmi Ambarsari
Purwatiningsih Sugita
purwantiningsih@apps.ipb.ac.id (Primary Contact)
Komalasari, N. A., Natalia Marbun, N., Syahbirin, G., Ambarsari, L., & Sugita, P. (2026). Metabolite Profiling and Bioactivity Assessment of Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties in Bulb Fractions of Eleutherine bulbosa (Mill.) Urb. Jurnal Jamu Indonesia, 11(1), 28-38. https://doi.org/10.29244/jji.v11i1.388

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Komalasari, N. A., Natalia Marbun, N., Syahbirin, G., Ambarsari, L., & Sugita, P. (2026). Metabolite Profiling and Bioactivity Assessment of Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties in Bulb Fractions of Eleutherine bulbosa (Mill.) Urb. Jurnal Jamu Indonesia, 11(1), 28-38. https://doi.org/10.29244/jji.v11i1.388

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