title: Essential oil composition and insecticidal activity of Blumea perrottetiana growing in southwestern Nigeria.
abstract: The essential oil from the aerial parts of Blumea perrottetiana was obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-MS. The volatile oil is dominated by 2,5-dimethoxy-p-cymene (30.0%) and 1,8-cineole (11.0%) with lesser amounts of sabinene (8.1%), delta-cadinene (5.3%) and (E)-caryophyllene (3.9%). The essential oil demonstrated notable insecticidal activity against the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, consistent with traditional uses of the plant as an insecticide and anthelmintic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Lagos State University, P.M.B. 001, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria. sunnyconcept2007@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Moses S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Owolabi
authors.forename: Labunmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lajide
authors.forename: Heather E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Villanueva
authors.forename: William N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Setzer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000187:drug effects; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007306:Insecticides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000737:chemistry*; D009549:Nigeria; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D009822:Oils, Volatile