An insect antifeedant limonoid from turraea nilotica

Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Journal of Natural Products

Name of Author

Michael D. Bentley, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Geoffrey O. Adul, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
A. Randall Alford, University of Maine
Fu Yung Huang, Georgia Institute of Technology
Leslie Gelbaum, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ahmed Hassanali, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi

Publication Date

1-1-1995

Abstract

Nilotin [1], a new limonoid, has been isolated from the rootbark of Turraea nilotica and its structure established by spectroscopic methods. It displayed significant activity as an antifeedant against larvae of the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata. © 1995, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.

Recommended Citation

Bentley, M., Adul, G., Alford, A., Huang, F., Gelbaum, L., & Hassanali, A. (1995). An insect antifeedant limonoid from turraea nilotica. Journal of Natural Products, 58 (5), 748-750. https://doi.org/10.1021/np50119a015