title: Chemical compositions and termiticidal activities of the heartwood from Calophyllum inophyllum L.
abstract: Wood extractives from heartwood of Callophylum inophyllum (bintangor) were obtained by shaker method and analyzed for their constituents by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Ten compounds were identified by ethanol (EtOH) solvents, fourteen by methanol (MeOH) and only nine by petroleum ether (PETETHR). Major compounds were contributed by monoterpenes (75.11%, 53.75%) when extracted with EtOH and PETETHR solvents. The anti-termitic assay of the wood extracts was also investigated against Coptotermes curvignathus. The level of concentration for anti-termite activity may be an indication of the dose application of the wood extracts for new development of termiticide.
authors.affiliation: Biocomposite and Wood Protection Programme, Forest Product Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Roszaini
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kadir
authors.affiliation: Advanced Processing and Design Programme, Forest Product Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Khairul
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Awang
authors.affiliation: Biocomposite and Wood Protection Programme, Forest Product Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Zaitihaiza
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Khamaruddin
authors.affiliation: Biocomposite and Wood Protection Programme, Forest Product Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Zaini
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Soit
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D029759:Calophyllum / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D020049:Isoptera / Q000187:drug effects*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014934:Wood / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts