Synergistic insecticidal mode of action between Sesquiterpene lactones and a phototoxin, α-terthienyl

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-115

  Guillet, Gabriel ^a   Harmatha, Juraj ^b   Waddell, Thomas G ^c   Philogène, Bernard J R ^a   Arnason, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 TERTHIENYL; GLUTATHIONE; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE;

ASTERACEAE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONJUGATION; IN VIVO STUDY; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICHAEL ADDITION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOOXIDATION;

ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; GLUTATHIONE; INSECTICIDES; LACTONES; LARVA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MANDUCA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; SESQUITERPENES; THIOPHENES;

ASTERACEAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 0034143210     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2000)071<0111:SIPSIM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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