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SUBMITTER: Chang KS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5709496 | biostudies-other | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Chang Kyu-Sik KS Jeon Jin-Hwan JH Kim Gi-Hun GH Jang Chang-Won CW Jeong Se-Jin SJ Ju Young-Ran YR Ahn Young-Joon YJ
Scientific reports 20171130 1
The compounds 1,8-cineole and zerumbone (ZER) from the Cyperus rotundus rhizome along with another 11 previously identified rhizome essential oil constituents and α-humulene, which lacks the only carbonyl group present in ZER, as well as binary mixtures of ZER and seven active compounds were tested for repellency to male B. germanica. The results were compared to N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (deet). In filter-paper choice tests, ZER was the most repellent compound, and α-humulene was ineffectiv ...[more]