Antitermitic Activity of Cinnamomum Parthenoxylon leaves Against Coptotermes Curvignathus

Abstract

The antitermitic activity of Cinnamomum parthenoxylon leaves crude methanol extract and its fractions against Coptotermes curvignathus was investigated in a laboratory test. A no-choice test was employed for determining antitermitic activity. The results showed that all fractions and crude methanol extract at concentrations tested was reduced the survival of termite and as well as showed feeding deterrent activity compares to the corresponding control. The results of the preliminary phytochemical screening, and refer to previously reported data the secondary metabolites present in the crude MeOH extract and EtOAc fractions are terpenoids, steroids, flavonoids, coumarin, phenolics, benzenoids, chromene, and fatty acid methyl esters. Base on GC-MS data, the chemical components of n-hexane fraction showed 13 components which was divided into five groups, fatty acid methyl esters (53.66%), 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, bis (2-ethylhexyl) ester (31.17%), phytol (6.49%), sesquiterpenes (6.47%), and a phenyl propanoid (2.22%). Need further investigation to examine which compounds are responsible for termiticidal and antifeedant activity, either singly or jointly.

AKTIVITAS ANTIJAMUR PELAPUK KAYU NANOPARTIKEL KITOSAN-EKSTRAK N-HEKSAN DAGING BUAH KAYU GADIS (Cinnamomum parthenoxylon)

“…Asap cair batang kayu gadis (C. parthenoxylon) juga dapat menghambat pertumbuhan jamur pelapuk kayu Schizophyllum commune dan Fomitopsis palustris . Ekstrak kasar metanol daun kayu gadis (C. parthenoxylon) juga dilaporkan dapat menghambat perkembangan rayap (Coptotermes curvignathus) serta mempunyai aktivitas antimakan (Adfa et al, 2017). Minyak atsiri dari akar tumbuhan kayu gadis mempunyai aktivitas antibakteri terhadap Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus mutans, Bacillus subtilis, dan aktivitas antijamur terhadap jamur Candida albicans dan Cryptococcus neoformans (Phongpaichit et al, 2007).…”

Chemical Components, Antitermite and Antifungal Activities of Cinnamomum parthenoxylon Wood Vinegar

“…Coptotermes curvignathus (Adfa et al, 2017b). Coumarin, flavonoids, benzenoids compounds which have been identified and isolated from the crude methanol extract might be responsible for its activity (Pardede et al, 2017;Wei et al, 2017).…”