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Lignanes from the Brazilian Melia azedarach, and their activity in Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae)

Abstract

A study of the phagoinhibitor and anti-moulting activities of the Brazilian Melia azedarach, collected in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, allowed the isolation of four lignanes identified as pinoresinol, bis-epi-pinoresinol, the hemicetal and the diacid. These substances are devoid of anti-moulting activity.

liganes; Meliaceae; Melia azedrach; insects; Rhodnius prolixus


ABSTRACT

Lignanes from the Brazilian Melia azedarach, and their activity in Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae)

Marise M. O. Cabral1

Eloi S. Garcia1

Alphonse Kelecom2

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Universidade Federal Fluminense, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Niterói, Brasil

A study of the phagoinhibitor and anti-moulting activities of the Brazilian Melia azedarach, collected in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, allowed the isolation of four lignanes identified as pinoresinol, bis-epi-pinoresinol, the hemicetal and the diacid. These substances are devoid of anti-moulting activity.

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    01 June 2009
  • Date of issue
    Dec 1995
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