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12127245

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-19
pubmed:abstractText
The larvicidal activity of commercial bark saponin extract (Sigma) from Quillaja saponaria was studied on 3rd-4th instar larvae of Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens (vectors for dengue fever and Western Nile virus, respectively). The larvae were exposed to serial concentrations (1000, 800, 500, 300, 100, 10, 1, 0.1 and 0.01 mg/l) of the extract for 1, 3, 5, 7 and 11 days. The results indicate that commercial bark saponin is toxic, causing 100% larval mortality in A. aegypti and C. pipiens after 1 and 5 days at a dosage of 800 and 1000 mg/l, respectively. Interestingly, while bark saponins had a toxic effect on larvae there was no effect on egg hatchability in either species. The results obtained suggest that, in addition to their known activities, saponins can also serve as natural larvicidal compounds.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0378-8741
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
81
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
407-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
The use of commercial saponin from Quillaja saponaria bark as a natural larvicidal agent against Aedes aegypti and Culex pipiens.
pubmed:affiliation
The Institutes for Applied Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't