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Insect Repellent Activity of Diterpenoid Alkaloids
Author(s) -
Ulubelen Ayhan,
Meriçli Ali H.,
Meriçli Filiz,
Kilinçer Neşet,
Ferizli A. Güray,
Emekci Mevlut,
Pelletier S. William
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.688
Subject(s) - diterpene , delphinium , aconitum , terpenoid , alkaloid , ranunculaceae , traditional medicine , biology , botany , chemistry , stereochemistry , medicine
Diterpenoid and norditerpenoid alkaloids were tested against Tribolium casteneum (Herbst.) in order to assess their repellent activity. Of 29 tested alkaloids, 21 compounds showed promising insect repellent activity, while eight of them were not found to be active. The alkaloids were obtained from Delphinium, Consolida and Aconitum species. The highest activity was found in hetisine, a diterpene alkaloid (59.37%) and the lowest activity in another diterpene alkaloid venulol (31.25%). Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.