title: Effect of biochanin - a against filarial vector.
abstract: A successful attempt of using sodium salt of a water- insoluble larvicide, as an alternative to the use of solutions of such larvicides in acetone and water, for the larvicidal studies is made, in the present study biochanin - A an isoflavone isolated from the flowers of Dalbergia sissoides (grah) when assessed for larvicidal study as its sodium salt on the fourth instar larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus (Sa) showed significant larvicidal activity [LC 50 308.238ppm, LC90 1889.926 ppm].
authors.affiliation: Department of chemistry, Gandhigram rural institute (Deemed University), Gandhigram - 624 302, Tamil Nadu.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Nagarajan
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Manoj
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Priya
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thilagavathy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakthivadivel