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SUBMITTER: Fernandes DA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6278388 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fernandes Diégina A DA Souza Maria S R MSR Teles Yanna C F YCF Oliveira Louise H G LHG Lima Jéssica B JB Conceição Adilva S AS Nunes Fabíola C FC Silva Tania M S TMS Souza Maria de Fátima Vanderlei de MFV
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20181027 11
<i>Helicteres velutina</i> K. Schum (Sterculiaceae), commonly known in Brazil as 'pitó', is traditionally used by indigenous peoples as insecticides and repellents. The present work reports on the the phytoconstituents from aerial parts of <i>H. velutina</i> and evaluation of the larvicidal potential of its extract. The compounds were isolated using chromatographic techniques and identified by NMR, IR and LC-HRMS. This study led to the isolation of a fatty acid, one aliphatic alcohol, four chlor ...[more]