Chemical Composition of Ground Pearl (Eurhizococcus colombianus) Cysts

Ground pearl (Eurhizococcus colombianus) is a crop pest in Colombia, with special impact on fig, grass, rubus and tomato plants. The insect is resistant to external insecticide application because it produces a thick waxy shell that isolates it from the environment. The composition of this shell was...

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Autores principales: Quiñones, Winston, Vicente, Bernardo, Torres, Fernando, Archbold, Rosendo, Murillo, Walter, Londoño, Martha, Echeverri, Fernando
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6245370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18259141
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules13010190
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Sumario:Ground pearl (Eurhizococcus colombianus) is a crop pest in Colombia, with special impact on fig, grass, rubus and tomato plants. The insect is resistant to external insecticide application because it produces a thick waxy shell that isolates it from the environment. The composition of this shell was determined by NMR and MS as a triglyceride, whose fatty acid is transformed into other products with the metamorphosis of the insect. Additionally, several enzymatic inhibitors were assayed to control the insect with negative results.

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