Acaricidal activity of the hyacinthacine analogues derived from pyrrolizidine alkaloids on Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus

Parasitol Res. 2008 Aug;103(3):723-6. doi: 10.1007/s00436-008-1022-4. Epub 2008 May 30.

Abstract

This study reports the effect of six hyacinthacine analogues derived from pyrrolizidine alkaloids on egg hatchability and mortality rates of newly hatched larvae of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. All the compounds were toxic to the larvae of the ticks and inhibited the eggs hatchability in the higher concentration tested (5 microg/ml). Even in the lowest concentration (0.625 microg/ml), some effect in the eggs hatchability was observed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Insecticides / pharmacology*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids / pharmacology*
  • Rhipicephalus / drug effects*
  • Survival Analysis

Substances

  • Insecticides
  • Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids
  • hyacinthacine A1
  • hyacinthacine A2