Terpenoids with lactone moieties have been indicated to possess high bioactivity. Certain
terpenoid lactones exist in nature, in plants and animals, but they can also be obtained by …

Um imenso potencial para a produção de compostos secundários e potencial inseticida
vem sendo estudado dentro da ampla diversidade que a flora brasileira apresenta. Dessa …

Insects have evolved a robust immune system consisting of humoral and cellular branches
and their orchestrated response enables insect to defend against exogenous stressors …

Simple Summary Drosophila suzukii is an insect of global economic importance, including in
the Neotropical region. Due to the difficulty in controlling this insect pest with conventional …

A new flexible germacranolide (1, lobatolide H) was isolated from the aerial parts of
Neurolaena lobata. The structure elucidation was performed by classical NMR experiments …

This study aimed to determine the chemical composition and insecticidal activity of essential
oils from Thymus vulgaris (thyme) and Cymbopogon citratus (lemongrass) against the …

A new guaianolide sesquiterpene lactone with cytotoxic properties was isolated from
Euphorbia microsphaera Boiss. To determine the highest active fraction and isolate …

Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and affects the poorest population in the
Americas. Fourteen plant extracts and seventeen sesquiterpene lactones from the tribe …

Egyptian cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis, is one of the key pests that cause great
damage to cotton plant as well as other field and vegetable crops. Plant products, as a …

Abstract Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter, a perennial weed of the Mediterranean area, was
reported to be source of active substances. Here, by means of both ingestion and contact …