New Pesticidal Diterpenoids from Vellozia gigantea (Velloziaceae), an Endemic Neotropical Plant Living in the Endangered Brazilian Biome Rupestrian Grasslands

Vellozia gigantea is a rare, ancient, and endemic neotropical plant present in the Brazilian Rupestrian grasslands. The dichloromethane extract of V. gigantea adventitious roots was phytotoxic against Lactuca sativa, Agrostis stolonifera, and Lemna paucicostata, and showed larvicidal activity agains...

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Main Authors: Mariana C. Ferreira, Charles L. Cantrell, Stephen O. Duke, Abbas Ali, Luiz H. Rosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/1/175