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. 2015 May 4;20(5):7990-9.
doi: 10.3390/molecules20057990.

Chemical Composition and Insecticidal Activity of Essential Oils from Zanthoxylum dissitum Leaves and Roots against Three Species of Storage Pests

Cheng-Fang Wang  1   2 , Kai Yang  3 , Chun-Xue You  4 , Wen-Juan Zhang  5 , Shan-Shan Guo  6 , Zhu-Feng Geng  7 , Shu-Shan Du  8 , Yong-Yan Wang  9
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Chemical Composition and Insecticidal Activity of Essential Oils from Zanthoxylum dissitum Leaves and Roots against Three Species of Storage Pests

Cheng-Fang Wang et al. Molecules. .

Abstract

This work aimed to investigate chemical composition of essential oils obtained from Zanthoxylum dissitum leaves and roots and their insecticidal activities against several stored product pests, namely the cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne), red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) and black carpet beetle (Attagenus piceus). The analysis by GC-MS of the essential oils allowed the identification of 28 and 22 components, respectively. It was found that sesquiterpenoids comprised a fairly high portion of the two essential oils, with percentages of 74.0% and 80.9% in the leaves and roots, respectively. The main constituents identified in the essential oil of Z. dissitum leaves were δ-cadinol (12.8%), caryophyllene (12.7%), β-cubebene (7.9%), 4-terpineol (7.5%) and germacrene D-4-ol (5.7%), while humulene epoxide II (29.4%), caryophyllene oxide (24.0%), diepicedrene-1-oxide (10.7%) and Z,Z,Z-1,5,9,9-tetramethyl-1,4,7-cycloundecatriene (8.7%) were the major components in the essential oil of Z. dissitum roots. The insecticidal activity results indicated that the essential oil of Z. dissitum roots exhibited moderate contact toxicity against three species of storage pests, L. serricorne,T. castaneum and A. piceus, with LD50 values of 13.8, 43.7 and 96.8 µg/adult, respectively.

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Contact toxicity of the essential oil of Z. dissitum roots against three species of storage pests.
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Comparison of the LD50 values with literatures. #, Z. dissitum roots; A, Litsea cubeba; B, Cinnamomum camphora; C, Myristica fragrans; D, Alpinia blepharocalyx; E, Artemisia stolonifera; F, Liriope muscari.
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