Larvicidal benzoquinone from Embelia schimperi

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-49

  Kiprono, C P ^a   Midiwo, J O ^b   Kipkemboi, P K ^a   Ladogana, Santino ^c  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2nd instar larvae; Aedes aegypti; Bensoquinones; Embelia schimperi; Methyl vilangin

Indexed keywords

BENZOQUINONE; LARVICIDAL AGENT; METHYLVILANGIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DRUG ISOLATION; EMBELIA; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SPECTROSCOPY; YELLOW FEVER;

EID: 14844311899     PISSN: 10113924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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