title: 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 (1), bis-epi-pinoresinol (2), the hemicetal (3) and the diacid (4). These substances are devoid of anti-moulting activity.
authors.affiliation: Departmento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Cabral
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kelecom
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D017705:Lignans; D010936:Plant Extracts