Author(s): Demuner,Antonio Jacinto ; Barbosa,Luiz Cláudio de Almeida ; Nascimento,Jeferson Chagas do ; Vieira,Jessy James ; Santos,Maria Amelia dos
Date: 2003
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): nematodes; natural nematicides; velvet bean
Author(s): Demuner,Antonio Jacinto ; Barbosa,Luiz Cláudio de Almeida ; Nascimento,Jeferson Chagas do ; Vieira,Jessy James ; Santos,Maria Amelia dos
Date: 2003
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): nematodes; natural nematicides; velvet bean
Phytochemical investigation of the aerial parts and roots of Mucuna cinerea led to the isolation of a mixture of fatty acids, triacylglicerols, beta-sitosterol, stigmasterol, stigmasterol glucoside, daucosterol, asperglaucide (4) and the isoflavonoids prunetin (1), genistein (2), medicarpin (3), daidzein (5), 7-O-alpha-glycopiranosyl daidzein (6). An in vitro bioassay was carried out with compounds 1-4, at the concentration of 50 and 5 mug mL-1 against the phytonematodes M. incognita and H. glycines. Although the four compounds showed some nematocidal property, the most active was (1), causing 70% mortality of M. incognita at the concentration of 50 mug mL-1.