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  2. Antifeedant activity of anticopalic acid isolated from Vitex hemsleyi

Antifeedant activity of anticopalic acid isolated from Vitex hemsleyi

  • Z Naturforsch C J Biosci. 2009 Jul-Aug;64(7-8):502-8. doi: 10.1515/znc-2009-7-806.
Clarisa Villegas Gómez 1 Mariano Martínez-Vázquez Baldomero Esquivel
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  • 1 Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Cd. Universitaria, Coyoacán 04510, México, D.F.
Abstract

The known labdane-type Diterpenoids anticopalic acid (1) and 3 beta-hydroxyanticopalic acid (2) were isolated from extracts of the aerial parts of Vitex hemsleyi Briq. (Labiatae). The acid 1 showed an antifeedant, dose-dependent activity against Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). To our knowledge this is the first report on the antifeedant activity of a labdane-type diterpene against S. frugiperda.

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