Computational selections of terpenes present in the plant Calotropis gigantea as mosquito larvicide's by blocking the sterol carrying protein, AeSCP-2

Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-5

  Suresh Kumar, P ^a   Chezhian, A ^a   Senthil Raja, P ^a   Sathiyapriya, J ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Calotropis gigantea; In silico docking; Mosquito larvicidal; Terpene

Indexed keywords

3 OXO METHYL ESTER URS 12 EN 24 OIC ACID; 5 NORBORNENE 2 CARBOXYLIC ACID; AEDES AEGYPTI STEROL CARRIER PROTEIN 2; ALPHA AMYRIN; BETA AMYRIN; CALCIUM; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA EXTRACT; CARBOHYDRATE; CHLOROFORM; DRUG METABOLITE; IRON; LARVICIDAL AGENT; LIPID; MAGNESIUM; MOLYBDENUM; NITROGEN; OLEANOLIC ACID; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOL; POTASSIUM; PYRETHRIN; SQUALENE; STEROL CARRIER PROTEIN 2; SULFUR; TARAXASTEROL; TERPENE; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; ASH; CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; LARVA; LARVICIDAL ACTIVITY; MACRONUTRIENT; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR DOCKING; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF;

EID: 84863811237     PISSN: 1991007X     EISSN: 19910088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v7i1.8414     Document Type: Article

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