A potent larvicidal agent against Aedes aegypti mosquito from cardanol



Document title: A potent larvicidal agent against Aedes aegypti mosquito from cardanol
Journal: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000408853
ISSN: 0001-3765
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Centro Federal de Educacao Tecnologica Celso Suckow da Fonseca, Valenca, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
2Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Instituto de Quimica, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. Brasil
3Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Ciencias Exatas e Tecnologia, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul. Brasil
4Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
5Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Centro de Ciencias Biologicas e da Saude, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. Brasil
6Universidade de Sao Paulo, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Lorena, Sao Paulo. Brasil
7Universidade Federal Fluminense, Instituto de Ciencias Exatas, Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
Year:
Season: May
Volumen: 89
Pages: 373-382
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract Cardanol is a constituent of Cashew Nut Shell Liquid that presents larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti. The isolation of cardanol is somewhat troublesome, however, in this work we describe an efficient and inexpensive method to obtain it as a pure material. The compound was used as starting material to make chemical transformation leading to saturated cardanol, epoxides and, halohydrins. These derivatives were tested for toxicity against Aedes aegypti larvae. The results showed that iodohydrins are very promising compounds for making commercial products to combat the vector mosquito larvae presenting a LC 50 of 0.0023 ppm after 72 h of exposure
Disciplines: Biología,
Química
Keyword: Insectos,
Bioquímica,
Química industrial,
Aedes aegypti,
Insecticidas,
Larvicidas,
Lípidos fenólicos,
Cáscara de marañón líquido (CNSL)
Keyword: Biology,
Chemistry,
Insects,
Biochemistry,
Industrial chemistry,
Aedes aegypti,
Insecticides,
Larvicides,
Phenolic lipids,
Cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL)
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