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A muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) has been demonstrated and partially characterized in larvae of the cattle tick Boophilus microplus. Its properties are compared with mAChR from an epithelial cell line from the dipteran insect Chironomus tentans. Competition studies with cholinergic ligands of different specificity revealed the muscarinic nature of the cholinergic receptors investigated in both species. In homogenates from tick larvae, specific binding sites for [3H]quinuclidinyl benzilate (QNB) with high affinity (1·2±(0·13) nM ; Bmax 22·5 pmol mg protein−1) were detected that do not bind nicotinic compounds specifically. The estimated IC50 values for nicotine, imidacloprid and α-bungarotoxin were all in the mM range. Additionally, with tick larvae, high-affinity nicotinic binding sites were detected with [3H]nicotine which could be displaced by high concentrations of imidacloprid or QNB. The estimated IC50 values for nicotine, α-bungarotoxin, imidacloprid and QNB were 43(±8) nM , 0·8(±0·2) μM , 2·8(±0·6) μM and 78(±1·9) μM , respectively. With homogenates of the non-neuronal insect cell line from C. tentans, only high-affinity binding sites for [3H]QNB were found. Muscarinic antagonists selectively displaced [3H]quinuclidinyl benzilate (QNB) binding to tick larvae homogenates. The mAChR of B. microplus preferred pirenzepine (IC50 2·13(±1·02) μM ) among different subtype-specific mAChR antagonists (4-DAMP had IC50 49·9(±9·13) μM and methoctramine had IC50 121(±14·2) μM ) indicating a type of binding site similar to the vertebrate M1 mAChR subtype. The tick muscarinic receptor seems to be a G-protein-coupled receptor, as concluded from the 4·8-fold reduction in receptor affinity for binding of the muscarinic agonist oxotremorine M upon treatment with the non-hydrolysable GTP-analogue γ-S-GTP. Binding data for the agonists oxotremorine M (IC50 71·3(±19·6) μM ) and carbachol (IC50 253(±87·1) μM ) parallel the biological efficacy of these compounds, in that, while oxotremorine M showed some activity against ticks, carbachol was ineffective.  相似文献   

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The potential of known and new insecticides to interfere with cuticle sclerotization was investigated using assays for key enzymes such as phenoloxidase, quinone methide isomerase and DOPA decarboxylase. Homogenates from the blowfly Lucilia cuprina and from the epithelial cell line from Chironomus tentans were used to examine the compounds under investigation. Phenoloxidases are known to oxidize DOPA, the substrate for DOPA decarboxylase. Since phenoloxidases were not detectable in C. tentans cell homogenates, inhibitor and kinetic studies were done for comparison with DOPA decarboxylase of this insect cell line. DOPA decarboxylase and phenoloxidase of L. cuprina exerted highest specific activities at early pupal stages (day 7). The apparent Km values for the two enzymes were 0·47(±0·21) mM and 0·71(±0·16) mM , respectively, using L -DOPA as substrate. DOPA decarboxylase from C. tentans had a Km value of 0·42(±0·18) mM . Quinone methide isomerase was most active in young pupae. In terms of substrate specificity for enzymic (mushroom-tyrosinase) production of different quinones from their corresponding catechols, that with dopamine quinone proved to be the most efficient. Synthesis of derivatives of L -DOPA and L -tyrosine led to a compound which inhibited both phenoloxidase and quinone methide isomerase. DOPA decarboxylase from L. cuprina and from cells of C. tentans was inhibited by carbidopa (IC50 values of 0·021(±0·011) μM and 0·031(±0·019) μM , respectively) and indomethacine (IC50 values of 22·6(±7·1) μM and 18·8(±9·7) μM ). Both compounds exerted a competitive type of inhibition and were able to interfere with development of L. cuprina.  相似文献   

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The present study reports on the insecticidal and acaricidal potentials of dibenzyltrisulfide (DBTS) isolated from the roots of Petiveria alliacea L. using thin layer and high performance liquid chromatography. The 96-h LD50 value (μg per tick) obtained for adult Boophilus microplus (Canestrini) topically treated with DBTS was 0·920. The LD50 values obtained for three commercial acaricides dimethoate, lindane and carbaryl were 4·6, 9·3 and 6·9 μg per tick respectively. The IOD50 and IHD50 (concentrations inhibiting egg laying and hatching by 50% respectively) in μg per tick doses for DBTS were 0·22 and 0·24 respectively. The 24-h LD50 dose (μg per insect) obtained for DBTS on adult Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Summer) was 0·193 μg per insect. The vapour from a stock solution of 5 g litre-1 of DBTS was highly toxic to adult Hypothenemus hampei Ferr. inside coffee berries, inflicting 89% mortality within 24 h. © 1997 SCI.  相似文献   

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The influence of allosamidin and its diastereoisomer isoallosamidin on chitinase activity from an insect cell line of Chironomus tentans, the crustacean Artemia salina and the bacterium Streptomyces griseus was studied. The rank order of susceptibility of chitinase activity to both inhibitors was found to be: insects »crustaceans« fungi, although isoallosamidin is about 600-fold (insect) or 400-fold (crustacea) less active than allosamidin and does not inhibit chitinase from Streptomyces at all. The complete and exclusive inhibition of N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase by an acetylgluconolactone-derivative and chitinase activity by allosamidin indicates that both enzymes can be determined separately in crude extracts, (containing both enzymes), with the substrates 4-methylumbelliferyl-N-acetylglucosaminide or 4-methylumbelliferyl-chitoriose, respectively.  相似文献   

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Downy blight, caused by Peronophythora litchii, is an important disease of lychee (litchi) plants in China. The in vitro sensitivities of various asexual stages of P. litchii to the three carboxylic acid amide (CAA) fungicides dimethomorph, flumorph and pyrimorph were studied with four single‐sporangium isolates. None of the three fungicides affected zoospore discharge from sporangia, but they strongly inhibited mycelial growth (mean EC50 values of 0·075, 0·258 and 0·115 mg L?1, respectively); sporangial production (mean EC50 values of 0·085, 0·315 and 0·150 mg L?1, respectively); germination of cystospores (mean EC50 values of 0·140, 0·150 and 0·645 mg L?1, respectively); and germination of sporangia (mean EC50 values of 0·203, 0·5 and 0·743 mg L?1, respectively). As mycelial growth was the most sensitive stage to dimethomorph and pyrimorph, it was chosen to test baseline sensitivities to the three fungicides. In 2007, from 131 isolates collected in Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi provinces, 127, 116 and 113 isolates were used to establish baseline sensitivity for dimethomorph, flumorph and pyrimorph respectively. Isolates from different provinces exhibited similar baseline sensitivity to the same fungicide. Baseline sensitivities to dimethomorph, flumorph and pyrimorph were distributed as unimodal curves, with mean EC50 values of 0·082 (± 0·01), 0·282 (± 0·047), and 0·115 (± 0·032) mg L?1, respectively. This information will serve as a baseline for tracking future changes in sensitivities of P. litchii populations to these three CAA fungicides.  相似文献   

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The calcium channel and the ‘calcium release channel’ of muscle membrane of the cockroach Periplaneta americana have been characterized. Biological assays with calcium channel blockers and ryanodine on different insects and acari revealed pronounced insecticidal effects with ryanodine, but not with calcium channel blockers, at concentrations between 0·1 and 300 μg ml−1. Skeletal muscle membranes derived either from the tubular network or from the sarcoplasmatic reticulum of P. americana were characterized with respect to the binding of the dihydropyridine (DHP) [3H]isradipine (PN 200-110), the phenyl-alkylamine [3H]verapamil and the alkaloid [3H]ryanodine. Preliminary binding studies with the benzothiazepine [3H]diltiazem suggest a low-affinity binding site with a IC50 value of 3·3 μM . All binding sites tested were sensitive to treatment with proteinase K. Optimal conditions for binding of the radioligand ryanodine revealed the highest specific binding at pH 8 and at calcium chloride concentrations between 100 and 500 μM . EGTA at 10 μM abolished 95% of the ryanodine binding. Binding studies with calcium channel binding sites revealed a pronounced effect of low Ca2+ concentrations on specific isradipine binding, whereas verapamil and diltiazem binding were only reduced by the presence of 200 μM EGTA. With respect to high Ca2+ concentrations, specific binding of diltiazem, isradipine and verapamil was reduced by 73, 40 and 20%, respectively, at 5 mM Ca2+. Radioligand binding experiments showed high-affinity binding sites for ryanodine and isradipine. KD values of 0·95 nM (Bmax=550 fmol mg−1 protein) and 0·75 nM (Bmax=213 fmol mg−1 protein) were determined respectively. A lower-affinity binding site was identified in binding studies with verapamil (KD=7·4 nM and Bmax=27 fmol mg−1 protein). [3H]isradipine displacement studies with several dihydropyridines revealed the following ranking of affinity: nitrendipine>isradipine>Bay K8664≪nicardipine. Displacement of [3H]verapamil binding by effectors of the phenylalkylamine binding site showed that bepridil and S(-)verapamil had the highest affinities of the compounds tested followed by (±)verapamil, nor-methylverapamil and R(+)verapamil.  相似文献   

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Turmeric (Curcuma spp.) has numerous biological activities, including anticancer, antibacterial, antifungal and insecticidal properties. Here, we evaluated the plant growth‐inhibitory activities of two cultivars of Curcuma longa (C. longa ; Ryudai gold and Okinawa ukon) against radish, cress, lettuce and Bidens pilosa (B. pilosa ). The methanol extracts of both turmeric varieties inhibited the seed germination and seedling growth of all the tested plants. Ryudai gold had a significantly higher inhibitory effect on the seed germination and root and shoot growth of the plants than Okinawa ukon. Therefore, Ryudai gold was chosen for the isolation of plant growth‐inhibitory compounds using a silica gel column and high‐performance liquid chromatography. The structural identification of the compounds was carried out using 1H NMR, 13C NMR and liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. The growth inhibitors were identified as four curcuminoids; dihydrobisdemethoxycurcumin ( 1 ), bisdemethoxycurcumin ( 2 ), demethoxycurcumin ( 3 ) and curcumin ( 4 ). The IC50 of the curcuminoids against the root and shoot growth of B. pilosa ranged from 8.7 ± 1.7 to 12.9 ± 1.8 and from 15.5 ± 1.8 to 38.9 ± 2.8 μmol L?1, respectively. Compound 1 showed the lowest IC50 against the root and shoot growth of B. pilosa . These results suggested that Ryudai gold has a potential growth‐inhibitory effect against B. pilosa .  相似文献   

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This study investigated the influence of UV‐B radiation (280–320 nm) on survival of Candida oleophila strain O, an antagonist yeast that prevents postharvest diseases caused by Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum on apple and pear fruits. Lethal doses (LD50 and LD90) were, respectively, 0·89 and 1·45 Kj m?2 for in vitro exposure and 3·06 and 5·5 Kj m?2 for in vivo exposure. A screening test of UV‐B protectants for strain O was also evaluated under in vitro and in vivo conditions. The in vitro results showed that sodium ascorbate (0·1% and 0·01%), riboflavin (0·1%) and uric acid (0·1% and 0·01%) were the most effective and most suitable protectants. However, only riboflavin (0·1%) and uric acid (0·1%) were effective under in vivo conditions. The efficacy obtained with strain O against P. expansum, when subjected to UV‐B radiation, was 75·0% and 49·2% for pathogen concentrations of 105 and 106 spores mL?1, respectively. Adding riboflavin to strain O gave a similar efficacy (64·2%). Applying strain O together with uric acid (0·1%) was less active (47·7%). Nonetheless, its efficacy when applied with the antioxidants sodium ascorbate (71·1%) or ascorbic acid (82·5%) was the greatest. Riboflavin and uric acid were the most cost‐effective protectants, and could be included in the final formulation of strain O when applied preharvest.  相似文献   

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Abstract

The cold-hardiness of Liriomyza chinensis pupae was measured in the laboratory by observing pupal mortality at low temperatures. Pupal mortality increased with decreasing temperature and with extended cold exposure time. No recently pupated pupae (6 h) were able to survive after 16 days of chilling at 0, 2.5 and 5°C, but 42.9% survival was observed at 10°C. Pupae at different developmental stages showed significant difference in mortality, with very low levels of mortality observed for older pupae (4 and 7 days) after exposure to 0°C for 16 days. The lethal time for 50% survival (LT50) increased with increasing age of pupae. LT50 for 4-day-old pupae exposed to 0°C was 52.1 days. Analysis of mean temperatures at several localities indicated that L. chinensis is able to overwinter outdoors in southern regions, but is unable to overwinter in open fields in northern regions of Japan, suggesting that overwintering in these regions would only occur in greenhouses.  相似文献   

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The toxicity of ryanodine ( 1 ) and 9,21-didehydroryanodine ( 2 ) (the principal active ingredients of the botanical insecticide ryania) to adult female house flies (Musca domestica L.) is attributable to binding to the ryanodine receptor (ryr) and thereby disrupting the Ca2+-release channel. These ryanoids, assayed in house flies with piperonyl butoxide (PBO) to suppress cytochrome P450-dependent detoxification, give injected KD50 values of 0·07–0·11 μg g-1, injected LD50 values of 0·39–0·45 μg g-1 and topical LD50 values of 12– 50 μg g-1. They inhibit the [3H]ryanodine binding site of house fly and rabbit muscle with IC50 values of 3–10 nM . This study examines the effect of structure on potency, with 15 variants of the cyclohexane substituents, two 4,6-cyclic boron and two methylated derivatives, and four modifications of the isopropyl and ester substituents. The most effective compound examined was 10-deoxy- 2 ( 3 ) which was more potent than 2 by 2–4-fold on injection and 29-fold applied topically following PBO (LD50 0·41 μg g-1). Additional high-potency compounds were 10-oxo- 1 and the cyclohexane variants with lactam, 21-nor-9-oxo and 21-nor-10-deoxy substituents. Other modifications usually reduced toxicity. The injected knockdown potency of the ester ryanoids was generally related to their effectiveness in competing with [3H]ryanodine at the ryr of rabbit skeletal muscle. Two non-ester ryanoids, ryanodol and 9,21-didehydroryanodol, were found to be more toxic than predicted from their potency at the ryr and may therefore act in a different manner such as at a K+ channel, as suggested by Usherwood and Vais. Clearly ryanoids are challenging prototypes for a potential new generation of insecticides. © 1997 SCI.  相似文献   

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The biological action of citruspeel oils was shown to depend on a strong fumigant action. Bioassays conducted in air-tight glass chambers showed that all the six citrus oils tested had vapour toxicity towards adults of Callosobruchus maculatus F., Sitophilus zeamais Motsch. and Dermestes maculatus Deg. The 24-h LC50 value of limepeel oil (a typical citrus oil) vapour against C. Maculatus was 7·99 μl litre−1 which made it 1·5 and 1·6 times less toxic against the smaller S. zeamais and the larger D. maculatus adult insects. When immature stages were fumigated, limepeel oil vapour had 24-h LC50 values of 7·8 and 21·5 μl litre−1 against eggs of C. maculatus and D. maculatus respectively, and 9·1, 17·8 and 23·1, 23·9 μl litre−1 against early larvae, pupae of C. maculatus and late larvae, pupae of D. maculatus respectively. X-ray studies showed that fumigated C. maculatus larvae within cowpea grains died immediately without further development. The bioactivities of five other citruspeel oils were similar to that of limepeel oil. Bioassays showed that sorption of citruspeel oil fumes occurred in the presence of grains or strips of dried fish, and that this tended to reduce the amount available for fumigant action outside the materials. The problems presented by sorption may hinder the development of citrus oils into practical fumigants for large-scale treatments of stored commodities.  相似文献   

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Potato (Solanum tuberosum) production in Africa is rapidly expanding and becoming increasingly important. As its geographical production range broadens, so does its potential to host new pests and diseases. Following the discovery that potato can be affected by Scutellonema bradys, further studies were undertaken to assess its potential pathogenicity on potato under screenhouse and field conditions, and on marketed tubers. Potato plants inoculated with S. bradys produced tubers with substantial cracking and evident tuber rot, compared with tubers from uninoculated plants. Symptoms of nematode infection on tubers included a scaly appearance, surface cracking as well as deeper tissue cracks, distortions, and darkened surface patches. In most cases these patches were related to sub‐surface rot. Nematodes were recovered from the soil, roots and tubers of inoculated plants. Eight weeks after inoculation, the reproduction factor of the nematode was greatest (2·0) at the lowest inoculation rate assessed (1000 nematodes per 2·5‐L pot) and least (0·4) at the highest inoculation rate (5000 nematodes per pot). In the screenhouse, potato tuber weights were low and mostly unaffected by nematode inoculation rate, except at 5000 nematodes per pot. In the field, non‐inoculated plants yielded over nine times more tubers than plants inoculated with 2000 S. bradys. Low densities of S. bradys were also recovered from 10 of 15 (67%) samples collected from market stalls, indicating field infection. This study confirms that potato can host and be damaged by S. bradys, raising its prospect as a likely significant biotic constraint to the crop.  相似文献   

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The paper reported the synthesis and antifungal properties and mechanism of action of a series of 2-substituted methylthio-5-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole/thiadiazole and their corresponding sulfones. The preliminary biological test showed these compounds exhibit moderate to good antifungal activity. Particularly, the compounds 7g and 7c inhibited mycelia growth by approximately 50% (EC50) at 2.6–59.2 μg/mL and 17.2–54.4 μg/mL respectively against nine kinds of fungi. The extent of inhibition induced by 7c on Rhizoctonia solani and underlying mechanism of action were studied in vitro. Docking simulation was performed to position selected compounds into the active site of family 18 chitinases. Variation in d-GlcNAc content and chitinase activity indicated that 7c can act as chitinase inhibitor for controlling fungal pathogens in plants.  相似文献   

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Alternaria leaf blight (ALB), caused by Alternaria dauci, is one of the most damaging foliar diseases of carrot worldwide. The aim of this study was to compare different methods for evaluating levels of carrot resistance to ALB. Three techniques were investigated by comparison with a visual disease assessment control: in vivo conidial germination, a bioassay based on a drop‐inoculation method, and in planta quantification of fungal biomass by quantitative PCR (Q‐PCR). Three carrot cultivars showing different degrees of resistance to A. dauci were used, i.e. a susceptible cultivar (Presto) and two partially resistant genotypes (Texto and Bolero), challenged with an aggressive or a very aggressive isolate of A. dauci. Both partially resistant genotypes produced a higher mean number of germ tubes per conidium (up to 3·42±0·35) than the susceptible one (1·26±0·18). The drop‐inoculation results allowed one of the partially resistant genotypes (Bolero, log10(S+1) = 1·34±0·13) to be distinguished from the susceptible one (1·90±0·13). By contrast, fungal growth measured by Q‐PCR clearly differentiated the two partially resistant genotypes with log10(I) values of 2·77±0·13 compared to the susceptible cultivar (3·65±0·13) at 15 days post‐inoculation. This result was strongly correlated (r2 = 0·91) with the disease severity index scored at the same date. Data obtained with the different assessment methods strongly suggest that the Texto and Bolero genotypes have different genetic resistance sources.  相似文献   

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The chitinase inhibitor/insect ecdysis inhibitor allosamidin and eight allosamidin analogues have been synthesised from simple carbohydrate starting materials. Allosamidin was assayed against Tineola bisselliella (Hummel) larvae and all nine compounds were examined for their effects on the development of larvae of Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann). High larval mortality compared to controls resulted when T. bisselliella and L. cuprina larva were exposed to allosami-din. The (1→3) linked regioisomer, the dimeric analogue and the gluco-configurated dimeric analogue of allosamidin all showed high activity against L. cuprina larvae. The regioisomer, the (1→3) linked isomer and its dimeric analogue, as well as the monomer allosamizoline and its regioisomer, were inactive. These new in-vivo results are consistent with known in-vitro insect chitinase inhibition data, in that greatest larval mortality was exhibited by the best inhibitors. © 1997 SCI  相似文献   

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The inhibitory activities of several allosamidin derivatives on two family 18 chitinases, an insect enzyme from the epithelial cell line from Chironomus tentans, and a bacterial enzyme, chitinase A from Serratia marcescens, were evaluated. The following structural requirements are necessary for inhibition of the Chironomus enzyme: 1. One N-acetylallosamine residue can be omitted without impairment of enzyme inhibition. 2. At least one N-acetylallosamine sugar must be present. 3. Glucosamine can replace the allosamine moiety without a negative effect on the inhibitory activity. 4. The spatial arrangement of the allosamizoline moiety is important for inhibition. 5. If one sugar is omitted and the arrangement of the cyclitol residue is changed, the inhibitory effect is diminished further. For purified chitinase A from Serratia marcescens the arrangement of the aglycone moiety is equally important, but recognition of the sugar is different: 1. Omission of one allosamine residue decreases the inhibitory activity considerably. 2. Inhibition is improved if the remaining N-acetylallosamine is replaced by the epimer N-acetylglucosamine. Only endochitinase activity is affected, since chitin formation (up to 10-4 M ) and N-acetylglucosaminidase activity (up to 10-3 M ) are not impaired, at least in Chironomus cells. © 1998 SCI.  相似文献   

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Several neem-seed extracts, some used for preparing commercial azadirachtin-containing insecticides, are cytotoxic to N1E-115 murine neuroblastoma cells with IC50 values of 20–200 μg extract ml−1 culture medium. Bioassay-directed fractionation by reversed-phase HPLC shows that the toxicity to N1E-115 cells is associated primarily with a single minor component identified by isolation and NMR and MS as nimbolide with an IC50 of 1·5 μg ml−1 (3·2 μM ). The difference in quantity of nimbolide in seven neem extract sources generally correlates with their overall cytotoxicity. Three other limonoids (epoxyazadiradione, salannin and possibly deacetylsalannin) but not azadirachtin, nimbin and deacetylnimbin contribute in small part to the cytotoxicity. Reconstituted neem extract with only nimbolide removed is less cytotoxic than the original extract. It therefore appears that nimbolide is the principal cytotoxic component of the neem extracts examined and that such minor constituents may warrant consideration in safety evaluations.  相似文献   

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Thuringiensin produced by Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. darmstadiensis was further subjected to a two-phase aqueous separation system. A modified HPLC method and a test for quantitative pathogenicity using the house fly Musca domestica were used for analysis of thuringiensin. Within a realistic range of dosages, more effect was observed in the pupal stage than in the larval stage. The percentage effective control rate (ECR) was calculated by (100-percentage emergence); malformed and non-reproductive adults were considered as emerged. Pupal mortality, pupal weight, and ECR after feeding the three-day-old larvae were the measured response criteria for bioassay. The EC50 of thuringiensin for pupae mortality was 1·64 μg ml-1 diet, and 0·83 μg ml-1 for mortality of adults. Insecticidal activity of the broth increased with fermentation time-course from 9th to 21st hour. The bioassay curve constructed with three-hour sampling interval during the fermentation course had good correlation to thuringiensin content as determined by the HPLC method. In the two-phase aqueous separation system, a maximum of 96·7% ECR was achieved with the bottom salt layer, compared to a value of 46·7% with the upper PEG layer. These results suggest that thuringiensin, prepared through a fermentation and recovery process, is suitable for pest control. © 1997 SCI.  相似文献   

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Four chitinase inhibitors, cyclo-(Proline-Tyrosine), cyclo-(Histidine-Proline), allosamidin and psammaplin A, were selected for in vitro feeding experiments with the peach-potato aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), under controlled photoperiod and temperature conditions. Artificial diets were used to provide chitinase inhibitors at 10, 50 and 100 microg mL(-1) to M. persicae. Except for cyclo-(Proline-Tyrosine), which did not modify aphid demographic parameters, chitinase inhibitors induced differential aphicidal effects on M. persicae. At all doses, cyclo-(Histidine-Proline) induced significant effects affecting daily fecundity, intrinsic rate of natural increase (r(m)) and doubling time of population. When compared with the control diet, allosamidin decreased nymph survival and daily fecundity, increasing the doubling time of population from 1 to 1.5 days. Psammaplin A was the most toxic inhibitor when delivered via artificial diet, as it induced the death of all aphids reared at 50 and 100 microg mL(-1). The results demonstrate the potential use of chitinase inhibitors as aphid management tools.  相似文献   

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The acute and chronic toxicities of three benzoylphenyl ureas, diflubenzuron, hexaflumuron and teflubenzuron were assessed under laboratory conditions against two-day-old second (II) instar Desert Locust, Schistocerca gregaria (ForskÅl) nymphs. Following exposure by ingestion of a single precise dose applied to short pieces of spring barley, nymphs were monitored for two moults until the fourth (IV) instar. Analysis of acute response data gave three significantly different LD50 statistics (P < 0·05), 68·0, 26·6 and 0·71 μg per nymph respectively for diflubenzuron, hexaflumuron and teflubenzuron. The probit regression slopes also differed significantly, indicating distinct tolerance distributions for the three compounds, the narrowest response being to diflubenzuron and the widest range of response being to teflubenzuron. The timing of death was found to vary between the compounds; most nymphs died during the first moult following treatment with either hexaflumuron or teflubenzuron. However, the majority of nymphs that died after exposure to diflubenzuron did so after completing the first moult after treatment, but before the second. The mean development times of nymphs during the II and especially third (III) instars were significantly longer (P < 0·05) than those of the controls following exposure to diflubenzuron and hexaflumuron. Teflubenzuron had no significant effect (P < 0·05) on the duration of the II instar. The potential of the three compounds to control S. gregaria populations in the field is discussed with particular reference to the timing and nature of acute and chronic responses.  相似文献   

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