1. A Novel Insecticidal Molecule Extracted from Alpinia galanga with Potential to Control the Pest Insect Spodoptera frugiperda
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Anchulee Pengsook, Vasakorn Bullangpoti, Hannah-Isadora Huditz, Torranis Ruttanaphan, Wanchai Pluempanupat, Georges de Sousa, Gaëlle Le Goff, Kasetsart University (KU), Institut Sophia Agrobiotech (ISA), Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (... - 2019) (UNS), COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA), Thailand Research Fund (TRF) PHD/0043/2558, French Government's Contribution from the Embassy of France, PHC Siam Mobility Grant 42852PL, French Ministries of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE), Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI), Office of the Commission for Higher Education of the Thai Ministry of Education, and COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015 - 2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015 - 2019) (COMUE UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)
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0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,Integrated pest management ,food.ingredient ,1′S-1′-Acetoxychavicol acetate ,Alpinia galanga ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,Sf9 ,Biology ,Spodoptera ,01 natural sciences ,Article ,Microbiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,food ,parasitic diseases ,lcsh:Science ,skin and connective tissue diseases ,fungi ,food and beverages ,Spodoptera frugiperda ,biology.organism_classification ,eye diseases ,3. Good health ,Rhizome ,010602 entomology ,stomatognathic diseases ,030104 developmental biology ,Azadirachtin ,Sf9 cells ,botanical pesticide ,chemistry ,Insect Science ,Toxicity ,[SDE]Environmental Sciences ,lcsh:Q ,Growth inhibition - Abstract
Spodoptera frugiperda, a highly polyphagous insect pest from America, has recently invaded and widely spread throughout Africa and Asia. Effective and environmentally safe tools are needed for successful pest management of this invasive species. Natural molecules extracted from plants offer this possibility. Our study aimed to determine the insecticidal efficacy of a new molecule extracted from Alpinia galanga rhizome, the 1&prime, S-1&prime, acetoxychavicol acetate (ACA). The toxicity of ACA was assessed by topical application on early third-instar larvae of S. frugiperda. Results showed that ACA caused significant larval growth inhibition and larval developmental abnormalities. In order to further explore the effects of this molecule, experiments have been performed at the cellular level using Sf9 model cells. ACA exhibited higher toxicity on Sf9 cells as compared to azadirachtin and was 38-fold less toxic on HepG2 cells. Inhibition of cell proliferation was observed at sublethal concentrations of ACA and was associated with cellular morphological changes and nuclear condensation. In addition, ACA induced caspase-3 activity. RT-qPCR experiments reveal that ACA induces the expression of several caspase genes. This first study on the effects of ACA on S. frugiperda larvae and cells provides evidence that ACA may have potential as a botanical insecticide for the control of S. frugiperda.
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- 2020