Alkaloid and Phenolic Compounds of Rafflesia hasseltii Suringar and its host Tetrastigma leucostaphylum (Dennst.) Alston ex Mabb. in Bukit Tigapuluh National Park, Riau: A Preliminary Study

NERY SOFIYANTI (Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Riau, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia, 28293 School of Environmental and Natural Resource Science, Biology Building 4th floor, Room 4117 Faculty of Science and Technology, )
NINIK NIHAYATUL WAHIBAH (Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Riau, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia, 28293)
DEDEK PURWANTO (Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Riau, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia, 28293)
EDY SYAHPUTRA (Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Riau, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia, 28293)
KAMARUDIN MAT SALLEH (School of Environmental and Natural Resource Science, Biology Building 4th floor, Room 4117 Faculty of Science and Technology, National University of Malaysia)

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2008)

Two alkaloid compounds (nicotine and caffeine) together with three phenolic compounds (catechin, proanthocyanidin and phenolic acid) were firstly detected in Rafflesia hasseltii and its host, Tetrastigma leucostaphylum in Bukit Tigapuluh National Park, Riau. The content of all compounds is higher in R. hasseltii than its host.© 2008 Jurusan Biologi FMIPA UNS SurakartaKey words: Rafflesia hasseltii, Tetrastigma leucostaphylum, alkaloids, phenolic compounds, HPLC.