Larvicidal activity of turmerone-rich essential oils of Curcuma longa leaf and rhizome from Nigeria on Anopheles gambiae

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 279-282

  Ajaiyeoba, E O ^a   Sama, W ^a   Essien, E E ^a   Olayemi, J O ^a   Ekundayo, O ^a   Walker, T M ^b   Setzer, W N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Curcuma longa; Essential oils; Larvicidal activity; Mosquitoes; Turmerone

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUMERONE; BETA TURMERONE; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; TURMERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA LONGA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LC 50; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PLANT LEAF; RHIZOME;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CURCUMA LONGA; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 41349092542     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701741138     Document Type: Article

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