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Chemical Composition and Larvicidal Activity of Essential Oils Extracted from Brazilian Legal Amazon Plants against Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae)
Joint Authors
Rodrigues, Klinger Antonio da Franca
Alves, Luciana Patrícia Lima
Brito, Maria Cristiane Aranha
Rosa, Carliane dos Santos
Amaral, Flavia Maria Mendonça do
Monteiro, Odair dos Santos
Moraes, Denise Fernandes Coutinho
Dias, Clarice Noleto
Andrade, Eloisa Helena de Aguiar
Maia, Jose Guilherme Soares
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-04-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The mosquito Aedes aegypti L.
(Diptera: Culicidae) is the major vector of dengue and chikungunya fever.
The lack of effective therapies and vaccines for these diseases highlights the need for alternative strategies to control the spread of virus.
Therefore, this study investigated the larvicidal potential of essential oils from common plant species obtained from the Chapada das Mesas National Park, Brazil, against third instar A.
aegypti larvae.
The chemical composition of these oils was determined by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry.
The essential oils of Eugenia piauhiensis Vellaff., Myrcia erythroxylon O.
Berg, Psidium myrsinites DC., and Siparuna camporum (Tul.) A.
DC.
were observed to be mainly composed of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons.
The essential oil of Lippia gracilis Schauer was composed of oxygenated monoterpenes.
Four of the five tested oils were effective against the A.
aegypti larvae, with the lethal concentration (LC50) ranging from 230 to 292 mg/L after 24 h of exposure.
Overall, this work demonstrated the possibility of developing larvicidal products against A.
aegypti by using essential oils from the flora of the Brazilian Legal Amazon.
This in turn demonstrates the potential of using natural resources for the control of disease vectors.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dias, Clarice Noleto& Alves, Luciana Patrícia Lima& Rodrigues, Klinger Antonio da Franca& Brito, Maria Cristiane Aranha& Rosa, Carliane dos Santos& Amaral, Flavia Maria Mendonça do…[et al.]. 2015. Chemical Composition and Larvicidal Activity of Essential Oils Extracted from Brazilian Legal Amazon Plants against Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae). Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dias, Clarice Noleto…[et al.]. Chemical Composition and Larvicidal Activity of Essential Oils Extracted from Brazilian Legal Amazon Plants against Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae). Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061559
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dias, Clarice Noleto& Alves, Luciana Patrícia Lima& Rodrigues, Klinger Antonio da Franca& Brito, Maria Cristiane Aranha& Rosa, Carliane dos Santos& Amaral, Flavia Maria Mendonça do…[et al.]. Chemical Composition and Larvicidal Activity of Essential Oils Extracted from Brazilian Legal Amazon Plants against Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae). Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061559
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061559