Chemical Composition and Larvicidal Activity against Aedes aegypti Larvae of Essential Oils from Four Guarea Species

Chemical Composition and Larvicidal Activity against Aedes aegypti Larvae of Essential Oils from Four Guarea Species

The essential oils of four Guarea species collected at Manaus (Amazonas, Brazil) were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC-MS. Except for one diterpene detected, the compounds identified in the essential oils were hydrocarbons and oxygenated sesquiterpenes. The major sesquiterpenes were...

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Main Authors: Roselaine Facanali, Ana Cristina da Silva Pinto, Lyege Amazonas Maciel Magalhães, Marcia Ortiz Mayo Marques, Maria da Paz Lima, Wanderli Pedro Tadei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-08-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
Guarea convergens
Guarea humaitensis
Guarea scabra
Guarea silvatica
Meliaceae
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/15/8/5734/

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