ABYSSININ, A POTENT INSECT ANTIFEEDANT FROM AN AFRICAN MEDICINAL PLANT, BERSAMA ABYSSINICA

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)91210-9

Chemical investigation of pest insect control agents from the East African Melianthaceae plants has led to the isolation and characterization of abyssinin, a compound which exhibits very strong antifeedant activity against the cotton pest insect, Heliothi