<b>Larvicidal activity of myricoidine from <i>Clerodendrum myricoides</i></b>
Chromatographic separation of a methanolic extract of <i>Clerodendrum myricoides</i> led to the isolation of myricoidine (<b>1</b>) whose structure was elucidated using IR, NMR and melting point. The crude fractions as well as <b>1</b> were subjected to larvicidal...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Chemical Society of Ethiopia
2004-12-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ajol.info/index.php/bcse/article/view/61456 |
| Summary: | Chromatographic separation of a methanolic extract of <i>Clerodendrum myricoides</i> led to the isolation of myricoidine (<b>1</b>) whose structure was elucidated using IR, NMR and melting point. The crude fractions as well as <b>1</b> were subjected to larvicidal tests using the second instar larvae of <i>Anopheles gambiae</i> (malaria vector) at concentrations of 100, 75, 50, and 25 ppm. The crude extract and the compound were found to be active with LC<sub>50</sub> values of 14 and 9 ppm, respectively. |
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| ISSN: | 1011-3924 1726-801X |