Ethanol Extract of Actinopyga echinites by GC-MS Analysis (Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry) on The Puntondo Coast, Takalar District

This research aims to determine the polar bioactive compounds contained in Actinopyga echinites who live on Puntondo Beach, Takalar Regency. Method used for extraction Actinopyga echinitesis a wet maceration method using 96% ethanol solvent. The extract results were analyzed using gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to obtain information on the internal content Actinopyga echinites. The results of GC-MS analysis from this study showed that there were 123 possible compound components that were extracted using ethanol solvent. Antioxidant capacity was evaluated using the 2,2-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazine assay. The research results also show that there are ten possible polar bioactive compounds in the highest peak of the GC-MS analysis results, namely: trans-13- Octadecenoic acid, cis-13-Octadecenoic acid, trans-13-Octadecenoic acid, methyl ester, n-Hexane, 9- Octadecenoic acid (Z)-, oxiranylmethyl ester, Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester, and trans-13-Octadecenoic acid. The presence of estersand dominant fatty acids is thought to cause the high antioxidant activity of antioxidant activity of Actinopyga echinites.