Chemical constituents of methanolic extracts of Jatropha curcas L and effects on Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

The biological activity of seven extracts from leaves of different Jatropha curcas L (Euphorbiaceae) accessions was evaluated on Spodoptera frugiperda. Methanol extracts were incorporated into an artificial diet and offered to the larval stage of S. frugiperda. The parameters evaluated were length of larval and pupal stages, mortality of larval and total cycle stage, and weight of pupae. The extracts of the EMB accessions showed the best result for larval mortality at 60.00 and 56.67%, compared with the control, respectively. Hexane partition of the methanol extract of the leaves of PM-14 accessions allowed the identification of phytosterols, phytol and n-alkanols.

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Main Authors:	Ribeiro,Sandra Santos, Silva,Thanany Brasil da, Moraes,Valéria Regina de Souza, Nogueira,Paulo Cesar de Lima, Costa,Emmanoel Vilaça, Bernardo,Antônio Rogério, Matos,Andreia Pereira, Fernandes,Batista, Silva,Maria Fátima das Graças Fernandes da, Pessoa,Ângela Maria dos Santos, Silva-Mann,Renata
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2012
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422012001100022
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