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Insect growth inhibitor activity of arjunolic acid isolated from Cornus capitata
R S Bhakuni1, Y N Shukla, A K Tripathi
1Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, P.O. CIMAP, Lucknow-226015, India.
Phytotherapy Research : PTR
|April 5, 2002
Abstract:
Arjunolic acid (a pentacyclictrihydroxytriterpenic acid) isolated from the stem of Cornus capitata (Cornaceae) exhibited significant inhibitory activity towards 4th instar larvae of Spilarctia obliqua. A dose dependent relationship of both activities was observed. The effective concentration (EC(50)) to reduce feeding and growth of the larvae of S. obliqua was found to be 617.8 and 666.9 ppm, respectively.