An Insect Antifeedant and Antimicrobial Agent from Plumbago capensis

I. Kubo; M. Taniguchi; A. Chapya; K. Tsujimoto

doi:10.1055/s-2008-1075023

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Planta Med 1980; 40: 185-187
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1075023

Research Articles

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.

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Plumbago capensis - Plumbaginaceae - Medicinal Plant - Plum-bagin - Antimicrobial Activity - Antifeedant Activity.