Open AccessBiologically active organic compounds as insect growth regulators (IGRs): introduction, mode of action, and some synthetic methods
Author(s) -
Mohamed A. Gad,
Safwat A. Aref,
Antar A. Abdelhamid,
M. M. Elwassimy,
Shaban A. A. Abdel-Raheem
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current chemistry letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.196
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1927-7296
pISSN - 1927-730X
DOI - 10.5267/j.ccl.2021.5.004
Subject(s) - chemistry , mode of action , biochemical engineering , insect , biological activity , combinatorial chemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , biochemistry , ecology , in vitro , biology , materials science , engineering
Biologically active organic compounds continue to attract great interest due to the wide variety of interesting applications observed for these compounds. This review results from the literature survey containing the organic compounds that are used as insect growth regulators with a focus on their mode of action and some synthetic routes.