Insecticidal activity of the essential oil of Ligusticum mutellina roots.
The essential oil obtained from roots of different collections of Ligusticum mutellina was tested against 3rd instar armyworms, Pseudaletia unipuncta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), for insecticidal activity. The main compounds were isolated and their structures were elucidated using 2D-NMR techniques. Our collections contained dillapiole, ligustilide and myristicin as major compounds. The previously reported sarisan was not present, moreover its occurrence in L. mutellina should be revised based on our findings.
Passreiter
Claus M
CM
Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. passreit@uni-duesseldorf.de
Akhtar
Yasmin
Y
Isman
Murray B
MB
D000081248:Allylbenzene Derivatives; D000818:Animals; D001593:Benzyl Compounds / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004148:Dioxolanes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007306:Insecticides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007814:Larva / Q000187:drug effects; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000254:growth & development; D030004:Ligusticum / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010938:Plant Oils; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D011748:Pyrogallol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000081248:Allylbenzene Derivatives; D001593:Benzyl Compounds; D004148:Dioxolanes; D007306:Insecticides; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils; D011748:Pyrogallol; C005246:myristicin