Planta Med 1980; 40: 185-187
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1075023
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An Insect Antifeedant and Antimicrobial Agent from Plumbago capensis

I. Kubo1 , M. Taniguchi2 , A. Chapya3 , K. Tsujimoto4
  • 1Division of Entomology and Parasitology, College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, California, U.S.A.
  • 2Faculty of Science, Osaka City University, Osaka 558, Japan
  • 3International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
  • 4Department of Material Science, University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan
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29. April 2008 (online)

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Abstract

Plumbagin, a naphtoquinone compound was isolated from Plumbago capensis (Plumbaginaceae), an East African medicinal plant. This compound exhibited relatively specific antimicrobial activity against yeasts and potent insect antifeedant activity against the larvae of African army worms.