title: Degradation of the neolignan, burchellin in the hemolymph of the bloodsucking insect Rhodnius prolixus.
abstract: The neolignan, burchellin, a natural compound that reduces urine excretion in larvae of the bloodsucking bug, Rhodnius prolixus, a vector of Chagas' disease, is rapidly degraded in the hemolymph of the insect. The main product that accumulates in this tissue has been shown to be piperonyl alcohol. Other catabolites have been identified by GC-MS analysis.
authors: Department of Biology, Universidade Severino Sombra, RJ, Brazil. mmaleck@ioc.fiocruz.br
authors: Marise M O
authors: MM
authors: Cabral
authors: Eloi S
authors: ES
authors: Garcia
authors: Otto R
authors: OR
authors: Gottlieb
authors: Alphonse
authors: A
authors: Kelecom
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D001592:Benzyl Alcohols / Q000378:metabolism; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D006458:Hemolymph / Q000378:metabolism*; D019770:Lauraceae; D010575:Pesticides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000378:metabolism*; D012239:Rhodnius / Q000378:metabolism*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D001572:Benzofurans; D001592:Benzyl Alcohols; D010575:Pesticides; D010936:Plant Extracts; C053585:burchellin; C041611:piperonyl alcohol