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DEGRADATION OF THE NEOLIGNAN, BURCHELLIN IN THE HEMOLYMPH OF THE BLOODSUCKING INSECT RHODNIUS PROLIXUS
Cabral, Marise M. O. et al. | Date Issued: 2008
Author
Cabral, Marise M. O.
Garcia, Eloi S.
Gottlieb, Otto R.
Kelecom, Alphonse
Affilliation
Universidade Severino Sombra. Departamento de Biologia. Vassouras, RJ, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instittuto OSwaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Diptera. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular.Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal Fluminense. Departamento de Química Orgânica. Niterói, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal Fluminense. Departamento de Biologia Geral. Niterói, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
The neolignan, burchellin, a natural compound that reduces urine excretion in larvae of the bloodsucking bug, Rhodnius prolixus, a vector of Chagas' disease, is rapidly degraded in the hemolymph of the insect. The main product that accumulates in this tissue has been shown to be piperonyl alcohol. Other catabolites have been identified by GC-MS analysis.
Keywords in Portuguese
Rhodnius prolixus
Biodegradação
Hemolinfa
 
Keywords
Rhodnius prolixus
Neolignan
Burchellin
Biodegradation
Hemolymph
 
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
CABRAL, Marise M. O. et al. Degradation of the neolignan, burchellin in the hemolymph of the bloodsucking insect Rhodnius prolixus. Fitoterapia, v.79, p.59-63, 2008.
DOI
10.1016/j.fitote.2007.07.004
ISSN
0367-326X