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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Antifeedant activity of neo-clerodane diterpenoids from Teucrium fruticans and derivatives of fruticolone

Monique S. J. SimmondsMaurizio BrunoRosaria CiriminnaFranco PiozziSergio Rosselli

subject

biologyStereochemistryBiological activityPlant ScienceGeneral MedicineHorticulturebiology.organism_classificationBiochemistryTerpenoidTeucriumchemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryNoctuidaeDiterpeneSpodoptera littoralisMolecular Biology

description

The antifeedant activity of three neo-clerodane diterpenoids, fruticolone, isofruticolone and fruticolide from Teucrium fruticans was assessed using larvae of Spodoptera littoralis. Isofruticolone was one of the most potent of the Teucrium derived neo-clerodanes. Chemical modification of functional groups on fruticolone showed that its activity could be enhanced.

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0031-9422(99)00385-4