title: Insecticidal activity of the essential oil of Ligusticum mutellina roots.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. passreit@uni-duesseldorf.de
authors.forename: Claus M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Passreiter
authors.forename: Yasmin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akhtar
authors.forename: Murray B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Isman
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000081248:Allylbenzene Derivatives; D001593:Benzyl Compounds; D004148:Dioxolanes; D007306:Insecticides; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils; D011748:Pyrogallol; C005246:myristicin