There is a widespread effort to find new pesticides, and it is currently focused on natural compo... more There is a widespread effort to find new pesticides, and it is currently focused on natural compounds, such as flavonoids, coumarins, terpenoids, and phenolics from diverse botanical families from arid and semi-arid lands of Mexico and Americas. Additional experimental work has been carried out with natural products that are potential models for defensive substances against insect and fungal predators and as enzyme inhibitors, such as tyrosinase or acetylcholinesterase (AChE). The increasing interest in the possible application of secondary metabolites for pest management has directed the investigation toward the search for new sources of biologically active natural products with new mode, sites, and mechanisms of action. These characteristics may enhance their value as commercial pesticides. This chapter presents a review of extracts and bioactive compounds isolated by one study group from selected endemic botanical species and their antioxidant and biological activities. The chapter describes antifeedant activities shown by assayed compounds—that is, insecticidal or insect growth regulatory (IGR) activities and their activities on some enzymes.
Page 1. ORIGINAL PAPER Soil disturbance by a native rodent drives microhabitat expansion of an al... more Page 1. ORIGINAL PAPER Soil disturbance by a native rodent drives microhabitat expansion of an alien plant Cristian Torres-D??az ??? Susana G??mez-Gonz??lez ??? Patricio Torres-Morales ??? Ernesto Gianoli Received: 30 August ...
There is a widespread effort to find new pesticides, and it is currently focused on natural compo... more There is a widespread effort to find new pesticides, and it is currently focused on natural compounds, such as flavonoids, coumarins, terpenoids, and phenolics from diverse botanical families from arid and semi-arid lands of Mexico and Americas. Additional experimental work has been carried out with natural products that are potential models for defensive substances against insect and fungal predators and as enzyme inhibitors, such as tyrosinase or acetylcholinesterase (AChE). The increasing interest in the possible application of secondary metabolites for pest management has directed the investigation toward the search for new sources of biologically active natural products with new mode, sites, and mechanisms of action. These characteristics may enhance their value as commercial pesticides. This chapter presents a review of extracts and bioactive compounds isolated by one study group from selected endemic botanical species and their antioxidant and biological activities. The chapter describes antifeedant activities shown by assayed compounds—that is, insecticidal or insect growth regulatory (IGR) activities and their activities on some enzymes.
Page 1. ORIGINAL PAPER Soil disturbance by a native rodent drives microhabitat expansion of an al... more Page 1. ORIGINAL PAPER Soil disturbance by a native rodent drives microhabitat expansion of an alien plant Cristian Torres-D??az ??? Susana G??mez-Gonz??lez ??? Patricio Torres-Morales ??? Ernesto Gianoli Received: 30 August ...
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