Water extracts of Brazilian leguminous seeds as rich sources of larvicidal compounds against Aedes aegypti L.
This study assessed the toxicity of seed water extracts of 15 leguminous species upon Aedes aegypti larvae. A partial chemical and biochemical characterization of water extracts, as well as the assessment of their acute toxicity in mice, were performed. The extracts of Amburana cearensis, Anadenanth...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Ciências
2010-09-01
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| Series: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652010000300006 |