Termiticide Activity of Methanol Extract of Lichen Teloschistes flavicans (Sw) Norman against Coptotermes curvignathus
Avidlyandi (1), Morina Adfa (2)*, Salprima Yudha S (2), Helen Tri M (2)
1. Program Studi Magister Kimia, Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam, Universitas Bengkulu. Jalan W.R. Supratman, Kandang Limun, Bengkulu, 38371, Indonesia.
2. Jurusan Kimia, Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam, Universitas Bengkulu. Jalan W.R. Supratman, Kandang Limun, Bengkulu, 38371, Indonesia
* morina[at]unib.ac.id; morinaadfa[at]yahoo.com
Abstract
Antitermite activity methanol extract of lichen Teloschistes flavicnas (SW) Norman was investigated in the laboratory scale. No-choice test was used as method with 5 concentrations tested of 1.25%, 2.5%, 5.0%, 6.25% and 7.5% b/v. The termiticide activity showed that the mortality of termites was increased every day as well as the concentration of the extract increased, at the concentration of 7.5% all termite dead at fourth days. Termiticide activity of methanol extract of T. flavicans was influenced by the GC-MS data that showed 78 chemical components. Vicanicin, methyl oleate, methyl palmitate, and patchouli alcohol was detected as major components that be expected as termiticide. T. flavicans might be possible as a botanical termiticide in the near future.
Keywords: Termiticide activity, T. flavicnas, C. curvignathus, GC-MS, patchouli alcohol
Topic: Chemistry