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A potent larvicidal agent against Aedes aegypti mosquito from cardanol

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Title
A potent larvicidal agent against Aedes aegypti mosquito from cardanol
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Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, May 2017
DOI 10.1590/0001-3765201720160615
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Derisvaldo R Paiva, Dênis P DE Lima, Naga P Avvari, Eduardo J DE Arruda, Isaias Cabrini, Maria Rita Marques, Edson A Dos Santos, Francisco C Biaggio, Diego P Sangi, Adilson Beatriz

Abstract

Cardanol is a constituent of Cashew Nut Shell Liquid that presents larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti. The isolation of cardanol is somewhat troublesome, however, in this work we describe an efficient and inexpensive method to obtain it as a pure material. The compound was used as starting material to make chemical transformation leading to saturated cardanol, epoxides and, halohydrins. These derivatives were tested for toxicity against Aedes aegypti larvae. The results showed that iodohydrins are very promising compounds for making commercial products to combat the vector mosquito larvae presenting a LC50 of 0.0023 ppm after 72 h of exposure.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 26 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 9 35%
Student > Master 3 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 4%
Professor 1 4%
Other 2 8%
Unknown 7 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 23%
Chemistry 4 15%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 8%
Medicine and Dentistry 2 8%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 4%
Other 3 12%
Unknown 8 31%