Abstract
A chemical study of a dichloromethane extract of Balantiopsis cancellata led to the isolation of four known 2-phenylethanol esters (1-4) and a phenylethanediol benzoate (5). Antifeedant activity toward Spodoptera littoralis (disk-choice bioassay) and growth inhibition of the phytopathogen Cladosporium herbarum in TLC-bioautography assays were determined. The results show that the antifeedant and antifungal activity of the extract is attributable mainly to the trans-beta-methylthioacrylate 4.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Artemia / drug effects
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Cladosporium / drug effects
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Eating / drug effects
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Esters / pharmacology*
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Fungicides, Industrial / pharmacology*
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Hepatophyta / chemistry*
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Insecticides*
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Methylene Chloride
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Phenylethyl Alcohol / analogs & derivatives*
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Plant Extracts / chemistry
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Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
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Plant Extracts / toxicity
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Spodoptera / physiology
Substances
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Esters
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Fungicides, Industrial
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Insecticides
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Plant Extracts
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Methylene Chloride
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Phenylethyl Alcohol