Toxic and repellent effects of Baccharis salicifolia essential oil on Tribolium castaneum |
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Authors: | García Matías Donadel Osvaldo J Ardanaz Carlos E Tonn Carlos E Sosa Marta E |
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Affiliation: | INTEQUI-CONICET, Departamento de Química-Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Chacabuco y Pedernera, 5700, San Luis, Argentina. |
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Abstract: | Allelochemical effects were observed when Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) adults were treated with Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz & Pavon) Pers essential oil. The main biological activities were toxicity and repellence. Terpenes present in the essential oil were identified by GC-MS, and some authentic samples were tested to assess their activity individually. The most acutely toxic compounds after 3 days were beta-pinene and pulegone. Most of the monoterpenes elicited symptoms indicative of neurotoxicity. The most repellent compound was alpha-terpineol. Toxic and repellent effects of chemical derivatives of the major sesquiterpene present in B salicifolia essential oil, as well as a series of monoterpenes, were evaluated in order to investigate structure-activity relationships. The reduced derivatives of the monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes were more repellent that their carbonyl analogues. In addition, unsaturation in the germacrane skeleton enhanced repellent activity. |
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Keywords: | Tribolium castaneum Baccharis salicifolia monoterpenes essential oil toxicity repellency |
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