| Literature DB >> 12643657 |
Uppuluri V Mallavadhani1, Anita Mahapatra, S Sabitha Raja, C Manjula.
Abstract
The 3-O-fatty acid ester derivatives (C(12)-C(18)) of two pentacyclic triterpenic acids, ursolic acid and oleanolic acid, were synthesized under mild esterification conditions in excellent yields (80-85%) and screened for their antifeedant activity, together with the parent acids, against the agricultural pest tobacco caterpillar larvae (Spodoptera litura F) in a no-choice laboratory study. The Urs-12-ene-28-carboxy-3beta-octadecanoate and olean-12-ene-28-carboxy-3beta-hexadecanoate were found to exhibit exceptionally potent antifeedant activities at 50 microg/cm(2) concentration, even after 48 h.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12643657 DOI: 10.1021/jf020691d
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Agric Food Chem ISSN: 0021-8561 Impact factor: 5.279