51. Bioactivities of patchoulol and phloroacetophenone from Pogostemon cablin essential oil against three insects
- Author
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Shan-Shan Guo, Shu-Shan Du, Yue-Shen Du, Chun-Xue You, Yi-Xi Feng, and Yang Wang
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Patchoulol ,animal structures ,lcsh:TP368-456 ,biology ,Traditional medicine ,tribolium castaneum ,fungi ,Liposcelis bostrychophila ,lcsh:TX341-641 ,biology.organism_classification ,Pogostemon ,law.invention ,lcsh:Food processing and manufacture ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,liposcelis bostrychophila ,chemistry ,law ,Phloroacetophenone ,Lasioderma serricorne ,repellent activity ,contact toxicity ,lcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supply ,Essential oil ,lasioderma serricorne ,Food Science - Abstract
The essential oil was obtained from the aerial parts of Pogostemon cablin by hydrodistillation. The chemical compounds of P. cablin essential oil were analyzed by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Eight compounds were totally identified and accounted for 92.4% of the oil. Patchoulol was the major component (51.1%), followed by phloroacetophenone (23.5%) and β-patchoulene (7.3%). The essential oil and its two major compounds patchoulol and phloroacetophenone were evaluated for their contact and repellent activities against Tribolium castaneum, Lasioderma serricorne, and Liposcelis bostrychophila. Results of bioassays indicated that the essential oil and patchoulol had great contact toxicity against three species of insects. Meanwhile, the essential oil and patchoulol showed great repellent activities against T. castaneum and L. bostrychophila but were mildly repellent to L. serricorne. Phloroacetophenone exhibited neither contact nor repellent activity against any of these target insects. This work emphasized the promising potential of P. cablin to control insect pests during storage.
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- 2019