TERMITICIDAL ACTIVITY OF ACORUS CALAMUS LINN. RHIZOMES AND ITS MAIN CONSTITUENTS AGAINST COPTOTERMES CURVIGNATHUS HOLMGREN
| Main Authors: | Adfa, Morina, Fio, Livandri, Neva, Putri Meita, Syalfinaf, Manaf, Masayuki, Ninomiya, Irfan, Gustian, Agus, Martono Hadi Putranto, Rochmah, Supriati |
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| Format: | Article PeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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, 2017
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| Online Access: |
http://repository.unib.ac.id/11789/1/Journal%20of%20Asia-Pacific%20Entomology_Irfan%20Gustian.pdf http://repository.unib.ac.id/11789/ |
Daftar Isi:
- The termiticidal activity of n-hexane and methanol fractions of Acorus calamus Linn rhizomes against Coptotermes curv ign ath us Ho lmgr en was i nvest igated . Both f ractio ns have demon str ated str ong term iti cida l ac tivit y. The activity of n-hexane fraction was stronger than that of the methanol fraction. Based on GC-MS data, β-asarone was found to be a major constituent of n-hexane fraction (70.1%) and isolation of β-asarone was carried out on column chromatography to afford as a yellow oil in 59.1% yield. Furthermore, the antitermite properties of β -asarone and α -asaron e of the isomer we re investig ated. Our data sugg ested that the two asarone isomer s have insect control potential. These findings lead to the discovery of more environmentally friendly termiticides against C. curvignathus.