Screening of Panamanian plants for molluscicidal activity

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作者
Marston, A
Dudan, G
Gupta, MP
Solis, PN
Correa, MD
Hostettmann, K
机构
[1] UNIV LAUSANNE,INST PHARMACOGNOSIE,PHARM SECT,CH-1015 LAUSANNE,SWITZERLAND
[2] UNIV PANAMA,SCH PHARM,CIFLORPAN,SMITHSONIAN TROP RES INST,PANAMA CITY,PANAMA
[3] UNIV PANAMA,SMITHSONIAN TROP RES INST,HERBARIUM,PANAMA CITY,PANAMA
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bioactivity; molluscicides; Panamanian plants;
D O I
10.1076/phbi.34.1.15.13184
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Q94 [植物学];
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071001 ;
摘要
A total of 153 crude extracts of Panamanian plants (28 species from 21 families) have been screened for molluscicidal activity against Biomphalaria glabrata, one of the intermediate hosts of schistosomiasis. When tested at 400 ppm, 15 extracts were active. The most potent of these came from Cyperus luzulae (Cyperaceae) and Hymenaea courbaril (Leguminosae).
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