Potential use of Piper nigrum ethanol extract against pyrethroid-resistant Aedes aegypti larvae


Autoria(s): Simas,Naomi Kato; Lima,Elisangela da Costa; Kuster,Ricardo Machado; Lage,Celso Luiz Salgueiro; Oliveira Filho,Alfredo Martins de
Data(s)

01/08/2007

Resumo

Fractionation of Piper nigrum ethanol extract, biomonitored by assays on pyrethroid-resistant Aedes aegypti larvae yielded isolation of the larvicidal amides piperolein-A and piperine. Comparing LC50 values, the ethanol extract (0. 98 ppm) was the most toxic, followed by piperolein-A (1. 46ppm) and piperine (1. 53ppm).

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Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT

Fonte

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.40 n.4 2007

Palavras-Chave #Piper nigrum #Aedes aegypti #Piperamides #Larvicide
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journal article