Antiectoparasitic activity of the gum resin, gum haggar, from the East African plant, Commiphora holtziana

Phytochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1710-1715

  Birkett, Michael A ^a   Abassi, Sate Al ^b   Kröber, Thomas ^c   Chamberlain, Keith ^a   Hooper, Antony M ^a   Guerin, Patrick M ^c   Pettersson, Jan ^b   Pickett, John A ^a   Slade, Robin ^d   Wadhams, Lester J ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^d Arid Land Resources Ltd   (Kenya)

Author keywords

(+) Germacrene D; Commiphora holtziana; Gum haggar; Mite; Repellent; Tick

Indexed keywords

PLANT RESIN;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BURSERACEAE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; LARVA; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MITE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; TICK;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BURSERACEAE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LARVA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MITES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RESINS, PLANT; TICKS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; BOS; BURSERACEAE; COMMIPHORA; DERMANYSSIDAE; DERMANYSSUS GALLINAE; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; MYRRHA;

EID: 42749092495     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.02.017     Document Type: Article

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