Acetylcholinesterase inhibition by nootkatone and carvacrol in arthropods

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 124-128

  Anderson, J A ^a   Coats, J R ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Carvacrol; Natural products; Nootkatone; Terpenoids

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTHROPODA; BLATTARIA; CALLITROPSIS NOOTKATENSIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; IXODIDA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE; PERIPLANETA; PERIPLANETA AMERICANA;

EID: 84862804939     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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