The Effect of Light and Temperature on the Stability of Anthocyanin Pigment from Hibiscus sabdariffa L

The Effect of Light and Temperature on the Stability of Anthocyanin
Pigment from Hibiscus sabdariffa L
Written by

Siti Nuryanti,\Sabiriii Matsjeh2, Chairil Anwar Jand Tri Joko Raharjo2
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Student of Doctoral Programme, Departement of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics

and Natural Sciences, Gadjah MadaUniversity, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
2> Departement of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gadjah Mada
University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Corresponding author, tel :085241045745, email: sitinoer untad@vahoo.com
ABSTRACT

A research has been conducted to investigate the effect of light and temperature on
the stability of anthocyanin pigment from Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Flower Hibiscus
sabdariffa L was extracted sequentially by n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and methanol-acetic
acid 1% solvent. The anthocyanin pigment was detected in methanol-acetic acid 1%

extract. The anthocyanin pigment then was examined under various conditions of no
light' condition, 25 watt of lighting condition, with the temperature of 20° and 30° C. The
experiment showed that the feet about the presence of light and the increase of temperature
causing the anthocyanin pigment unstable.
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Keywords: stability, anthocyanin, light, temperature, Hibiscus sabdariffa L
Introduction

Rosella (Hibiscus sabdariffa L) crown has not widely used commercially and only

discarded as waste, while the red calyx has been many utilized as food coloring agent and
healthy herbal tea. Researches on the utilization of Roselle calyx show that the calyx has
benefits in lowering cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar levels for diabetics

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neutralizing toxins, inhibiting the cancer cells growth maintaining stamina, balancing body
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weight, recovering from drugs addiction, reducing dizziness curing cough and diarrhea
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(Chen et at, 2003; Farombi and Fakoya, 2005; Maganha et al, 2010) and as an anti oxidant
(Amor and Allaf, 2009).

Evidently, the petal contains compounds sucha ac, cyanidin-3-rutinoside and
delphinidin-3-glucoxyIoside as major anthocyanins and some others. Questions that arise
are

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Does the crown of rosella have the same anthocyanin like the calyx T and "Do the

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light and temperature influence the stability of the crown anthocyanin?". Therefore,
Isolation and stability test of the crown anthocyanin toward the light and temperature are

urgently to be done. By conducting this research, the properties of the crown anthocyanin
could be obtained and the crown may be converted into commercial product like the petals,

thus increasing the economical value of the crown.
Research Methods

Materials

Rosella (Hibiscus sabdariffa L) crown which was collected from Sleman,

Yogyakarta, Indonesia and identified in the Plant Taxonomy Laboratory, Universitas
Gadjah Mada. The following chemicals were purchased from E.Merck with p.a grade.
There are methanol, ethanol, butanol, n-hexane, ethyl acetate, hydrochloric acid, acetic

acid, thin layer chrmatography and silica gel F 254Equipment

Laboratory glassware, black bottle, transparent bottle, extractor (IKA KS 130 basic),
Rotary evaporator Buchii (R-I24), pH meter (Hanna HI-8314), analytical mass balance
(Libror EB-330 Shimadzu), Fourier Transfrom Infra Red (FT-IT, Shimadzu 8201 PC),
Spectrophotometer UV-Vis (Miltonroy Array 3000), ,H-NMR spectrometer 500 MHz (Joel
JNM-MY 500, LIPI).
Procedures
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Isolation ofAnthocyanin in Roselle Crown

As much as 100 g Rosella crown was washed, cut into small pieces and put into

evaporator flask. Then, extraction was performed using 500 mL of n-hexane for 20 hours
and filtered. The residue was extracted with 500 mL of ethyl acetate for 20 hours and
iltered, the extraction of residue using methanol-acetic acid 1% for 20 hours was
conducted and followed by filtration with Whattman filter paper. The red filtrate was

collected. Again, the residue was extracted with methanol-acetic acid 1% for 20 hours and

filtered and filtered. Extraction using methanol-acetic acid I%was stopped until the
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colorless extract gained. The filtrate of filtering was collected and then evaporated at 65

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spectrophotometer at 200-700 nm and co,or test w,th Pb-acetate 1%,

Stability test of Rosetla crown anthocyanin toward light and temperature effects
As much as I mg of the isolated crystal was dissolved in 10 mL of methanol. The

solution was then divided into 2 parts (5 mL for each). The first part was inserted to the
transparent bottle and placed in the room which subjected to 25-watt light, whereas the
second was poured into the black bottle and placed in a black box. The temperature was set
to be 20°C. Next, 20 pL of each part was dissolved to 500 pL with methanol and analyzed
using spectrophotometer UV-Vis at X 200-700 nm. Absorbance of sample was observed
once every week (Laleh et al, 2006). The same procedure was performed at different
temperature, i.e. 30°C.
Results and Discussions

Identification of Rosella Crown Anthocyanin


The isolated Rosella crown using methanol-acetic acid 1% yielded red extract and

had maximum wavelenght at 536 nm. Harborne (1987) reported that anthocyanin that gave
maximum absorption at 535 nm in methanol-HCI solvent was cyanidin. To ensure that

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color tests was done. First, the crown extract was exposed to ammonia vapor and gave

color change rom red to blue. Then, color test using Pb-acetate 1% reagent produced the

same color change like ammonia test, due to the formation of Pb-anthocyanin complex

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Figure 2. Spectra UV-Vis of anthocyanin cyanidin-3-0-(6"-0-a-rhamnopyranosil-p
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Figure 3. Spectra UV-Vis after degradation of anthocyanin cyanidin-3-0(6"-0arhamnopyranosil-p-glocopyranoside) from crown rosella
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glucopyranoside) from Rosella crown by light and temperature, most likely the same as
happened to cyanidin-3-glucosyde from elderberry. There were deglicosylation (to form

cyanidin), followed by the breaking of A ring (to yield phloroglucinaldehyde) and the
breaking of B ring (to give protocatheeuic acid) as shown in Figure 4.

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Figure. 4. Possible temperature degradation mechanism of anthocyanin cyanidin-3-0-(6"O-a-

rhamnopyranosil-p- glocopyranoside) from crown rosella

Conclusions

To sum up, it can be concluded that Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L) crown contained
anthocyanin with sugar functional group. The anthocyanin was the same with Hippeastrum
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anthocyanin, i.e. cyanidin-3-0-(6

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0-a-rhamnopyranosyl-P-glucopyranoside) The effect of
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light and temperature, evidently, affect the stability of the crown anthocyanin.
This research is a first step and research about the convertion of Roselle crown into
commercial product is urgently required.
Acknowledgement
The author would like to thank the Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of
National Education, Republic of Indonesia, which has provided funding of research through

Grants Doctoral Research Program, Universitas Gadjah Mada, with

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LPPM-UGM/1212/2009, date May 15"12009.
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