Photolarvicidal effect of thienyl 1,3,4-thia(oxa)diazoles and their potential DNA photocleavage

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 42-48

  Huang, Qingchun ^a   Liu, Ligang ^a   Xiao, Ciying ^c   Xu, Yufang ^a   Qian, Xuhong ^a,b  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

DNA photocleavage; Photoactivated larvicidal activity; Thienyl 1,3,4 thia(oxa)diazoles

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MYTHIMNA SEPARATA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; SEPARATA; THIA;

EID: 2942525756     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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