| Larvicidal and pupicidal activity of extracts and fractionates of Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms against the filarial vector Culex quinquefasciatus Say. | |
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PMID: 22855241 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Petroleum ether, acetone, ethyl acetate, aqueous extract, methanol and ethanol fractionate of Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms was tested for their larvicidal efficacy against the different instars (I, II, III and IV) and pupae of Culex quinquefasciatus Say. The larval mortality was observed after 24 h of the treatment. The extracts showed a dose-dependent toxicity to larvae. The toxicity of the extracts decreased with increase in larval stage. Ethanol fractionate of E. crassipes showed the highest larvicidal and pupicidal activity against C. quinquefasciatus compared to other solvent extracts and fractionates with LC(50) 71.43, 94.68,120.42, 152.15 and 173.35 ppm for I, II, III, IV and pupae, respectively. Presence of metabolites like flavonoids, alkaloids, anthroquinones and anthocyanins in the tested extracts might be the reason for the larvicidal and pupicidal activity of the plant extracts and fractionates of waterhyacinth. Mosquito-repellent activity was not exhibited by these extracts at the tested concentrations. The results demonstrated the potential of the aquatic plant E. crassipes in the successful control of the filarial vector C. quinquefasciatus. |
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P Jayanthi; P Lalitha; N Aarthi |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-8-2 |
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Title: Parasitology research Volume: - ISSN: 1432-1955 ISO Abbreviation: Parasitol. Res. Publication Date: 2012 Aug |
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Created Date: 2012-8-2 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8703571 Medline TA: Parasitol Res Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Chemistry, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women University (Estd. u/s 3 of UGC Act 1956), Coimbatore, 641043, Tamil Nadu, India, jayanthijns@gmail.com. |
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