Lignanes from the Brazilian Melia azedarach, and their activity in Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae).
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 (1), bis-epi-pinoresinol (2), the hemicetal (3) and the diacid (4). These substances are devoid of anti-moulting activity.
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Departmento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
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D000818:Animals; D017705:Lignans / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012239:Rhodnius / Q000187:drug effects*; D013997:Time Factors
D017705:Lignans; D010936:Plant Extracts