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Natural Product Research
Formerly Natural Product Letters
Volume 24, 2010 - Issue 3
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Chemical composition, insecticidal and insect repellent activity of Schinus molle L. leaf and fruit essential oils against Trogoderma granarium and Tribolium castaneum

Essam Abdel-Sattar Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt; Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Natural Products and Alternative Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ahmed A. Zaitoun Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, Department of Economic Entomology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mohamed A. Farag Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Sabah H. El Gayed Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Natural Products and Alternative Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Fathalla M.H. Harraz Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Natural Products and Alternative Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Pages 226-235 | Received 23 Jun 2008, Accepted 15 Jul 2008, Published online: 25 Feb 2009
 
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Abstract

Fruit and leaf essential oils of Schinus molle showed insect repellent and insecticidal activity against Trogoderma granarium and Tribolium castaneum. In these oils, 65 components were identified by GC-MS analysis. Hydrocarbons dominated the oil composition with monoterpenes occurring in the largest amounts in fruits and leaves, 80.43 and 74.84%, respectively. p-Cymene was identified as a major component in both oils. The high yield and efficacy of S. molle essential oil against T. granarium and T. castaneum suggest that it may provide leads for active insecticidal agents.

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