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Acaricidal and insecticidal activities of cadina-4,10 (15)-dien-3-one
R B Porter1, P B Reese, L A Williams
1Department of Chemistry, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.
Phytochemistry
|October 1, 1995
Abstract:
The novel assignment of 13C and 1H NMR data for cadina-4,10(15)-dien-3-one obtained from Hyptis verticillata is presented. The study revealed that cadina-4,10(15)-dien-3-one possesses chemosterilant activities against the economically important cattle tick, Boophilus microplus, and toxic action against adult Cylas formicarius the most destructive pest of sweet potato (I pomoea sp.).