Abstract

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SINENSETIN COMPOUND IN THE LEAVES OF ORTHOSIPHON STAMINEUS BENTH. FROM DIFFERENT REGIONS OF INDONESIA

Lusiana Arifianti and Sukardiman*

Abstract

The optimal growth of plant can be influenced by various factors, including the growing place. Because it could influenced the metabolites biosynthesis. This aimed study is to comparison the metabolite level, such as sinensetin of O. stamineus leaves from three regions in Indonesia (Tawangmangu, Batu and Trenggalek). The determination of sinensetin using TLC-densitometry with silica gel as solid phase and Chloroform-ethylaceate (60:40) as solvent system. The result showed the percentage of sinensetin in samples Tawangmangu, Batu and Trenggalek region were 0.04 ± 0.01; 0.07± 0.01 and 0.14 ± 0.01 respectively. It can be concluded that the best planting area that can produce fertile Orthosiphon stamineus with the highest content of sinensetin was in Trenggalek region.

Keywords: Orthsiphon stamineus, Sinensetin, planting, regions