title: Acaricidal and insecticidal activities of cadina-4,10 (15)-dien-3-one.
abstract: The novel assignment of 13C and 1H NMR data for cadina-4,10(15)-dien-3-one obtained from Hyptis verticillata is presented. The study revealed that cadina-4,10(15)-dien-3-one possesses chemosterilant activities against the economically important cattle tick, Boophilus microplus, and toxic action against adult Cylas formicarius the most destructive pest of sweet potato (I pomoea sp.).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Reese
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D002417:Cattle; D001517:Coleoptera; D005260:Female; D006859:Hydrogen; D007306:Insecticides; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000633:toxicity; D013987:Ticks; D014675:Vegetables
chemical_list: D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D007306:Insecticides; D009281:Naphthalenes; C096642:cadina-4,10(15)-dien-3-one; D006859:Hydrogen