UJI AKTIVITAS ANTIOKSIDAN BEBERAPA EKSTRAK ALGA COKLAT Sargassum polycystum DAN Turbinaria deccurens ASAL PULAU DUTUNGAN SULAWESI SELATAN TERHADAP RADIKAL DPPH

This study used S. polycystum and T. deccurens were extracted with various solvents (n-hexane, ethyl acetate and ethanol) to determine phytochemical screening and antioxidant activities. Extraction of samples by maceration method, antioxidant activity assay using the immersion method of DPPH (1,1-Diphenyl-2-picryl Hidrazil) measured absorption at a wavelength of 515 nm and compared with the control of antioxidant vitamin C. The results showed that antioxidant activity of the methanol, ethyl acetate, n-hexane extract of S. polycystum have low antioxidant activity with the value IC 50 340,06, 180,54, and 502,25 mg/mL. Methanol, ethyl acetate, n-hexane extracts of T. deccurens have low antioxidant activity with value IC 50 491,02, 411,80, and 502,7 mg/mL. This potential is lower than vitamin C IC 50 value of 1,72 mg/mL.