Inhibition of juvenile hormone biosynthesis in Gryllus bimaculatus by Glycosmis pentaphylla leaf compounds

Authors
Muthukrishnan, J Seifert, K Hoffmann, KH Lorenz, MW
Citation
J. Muthukrishnan et al., Inhibition of juvenile hormone biosynthesis in Gryllus bimaculatus by Glycosmis pentaphylla leaf compounds, PHYTOCHEM, 50(2), 1999, pp. 249-254
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Agricultural Chemistry","Animal & Plant Sciences
Journal title
PHYTOCHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
00319422 → ACNP
Volume
50
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
249 - 254
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(199901)50:2<249:IOJHBI>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The EtOAc fraction of Glycosmis pentaphylla leaf extract inhibits the juven ile hormone III-biosynthesis in vitro of corpora allata from 3 day old fema les of the field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus. The bioactive compound which is responsible for this activity was identified as the quinazolone alkaloid arborine. Th:his alkaloid showed also a larvicidal activity against the mo squito Culex quinquefasciatus. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights re served.