Identification of Flavonoid Compounds from Extract and Fraction of Calabash Fruit (Crescentia cujete L.)

Identification of flavonoid compounds from calabash fruit (Crescentia cujete L.) Has been done. The extraction method which is conducted by reflux using ethanol 95% as solvent. Fractionation was conducted using liquid-liquid extraction by using n-hexane, ethyl acetate and water as solvent. the extract and fractions were monitored by thin-layer chromatography with silica gel GF254 as stationary phase and n-hexane: ethyl acetate (3: 7) as mobile phase, until got the selected fraction which suspected flavonoid compounds.