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Potential mosquito larvicides from Morinda citrifolia root extract


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Ee, Gwendoline Cheng Lian and Wen, Yin Ping and Bong, Joseph Choon Fah and Md. Sukari, Mohd. Aspollah (2009) Potential mosquito larvicides from Morinda citrifolia root extract. Malaysian Journal of Science, 28 (1). pp. 39-43. ISSN 1394-3065

Abstract

In our recent investigation on Morinda citrifolia as a potential larvicide against the larvae of Aedes aegypti, we found 1-hydroxy-2-methyl anthraquinone (1) to have good larvicidal activity. Extracts of the roots of Morinda citrifolia were also found to be larvicidal.


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Item Type: Article
Subject: Morinda citrifolia - Metabolites
Subject: Anthraquinones
Subject: Insecticides
Divisions: Faculty of Science
Publisher: University of Malaya
Keywords: Morinda citrifolia; 1-hydroxy-2-methyl anthraquinone; Larvicidal activity; Aedes aegypti
Depositing User: Najwani Amir Sariffudin
Date Deposited: 23 Mar 2013 00:48
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2015 07:22
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16265
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