Rini Pujiarti, Yoshito Ohtani, Titis Budi Widowati, Dan Ksmudjo, 2011

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Utilization of Melaleuca leucadendron Essential Oil Rini Pujiarti, Yoshito Ohtani, Tiis Budi Widowati, and Kasmudjo Abstract, ‘The chemical composton, antioxidant, antiungal, and physiological effects of commercial Melaleuca leucadendran LUNN. (Kayu Putt oi! from Sukun, East Java, Indonesia was investigated in this study. GC-MS analysis showed the majtty compounds of this ol are mintures of monoterpenes and sesquiterenes, which 12-cineoe (53.90%) was the most abundant compound inthis ol In vito antioxidant assay showed this essential of possessed antioxidant act (ICs: 424mg). In vitro anfungal assay showed relatively strong antifungal activity ofthis all against plant pathogenic fungi of F. oxysporum (Css: 0.44 mgiml,T. cucumors (Isc: ©7mgim) and R. oryzae (ICs: 7.71mgimi), The investigaton onthe effect of the odor (1M. eucadendron ol inthis study also showed functional fragrance of this ofr human physiological behavior controling Keywords: M.loucadendron cil, chemical comoston, antioxidant. antifungal, physniogicl effec. Introduction Melaleuca species ate native of Austaia and ‘Southeast Asia. They consist of more than 100 species, some of which are known as essential oll rich spocies (Gakasegawra etal. 2003). M,leucadendron LINN, is one of Melaleuca species nich found in northem Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand and Vietnam. Th ‘smnonym name of ths species are M. cajuputi Roxb. M. cumingiana of lancifoia Turcez., M, minor Sm, M. salina BL, M. wirdioia Gaerin., Myrtus leucadendra L. and

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