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Isolation, screening and identification of key components having intense insect repellent activity against Plodia interpunctella from four different medicinal plant materials

Authors :
Yoonjee Chang
Jung-Soo Lee
Junhyuk Lee
Chan Suk Yoon
Jaejoon Han
Inyoung Choi
Source :
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 102:1105-1113
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Wiley, 2021.

Abstract

BACKGROUND Global warming and the indiscriminate use of pesticides have increased the propagation of the stored-product insect pests, leading to enormous losses in the agriculture and food industries. The most used insect repellents are synthetic derivatives; however, these have an adverse effect on human health as well as on the environment. Therefore, we attempted to find materials with insect repellent activity in natural products. The present study aimed to identify the single chemical component with intense insect repellent activity in extracts from four different Oriental medicinal plant materials: (i) Anethum graveolens L. (dill) seeds; (ii) Artemisia capillaris Thunb. (capillary wormwood) leaves; (iii) smoked Prunus mume Siebold & Zucc. (mume) fruits; and (iv) Rhus javanica L. (galls). RESULTS As a result of the bioassay-guided fractionation of each extract against the Plodia interpunctella, stored-product insect, the n-hexane fraction of dill seeds extract was confirmed as the optimal fraction between all of the fractions. In total, 32 chemical components were identified from the n-hexane fraction of dill seeds by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis, and the two main components were dillapiole (47.51%) and carvone (26.76%). Of the two components, dillapiole was confirmed as the key component playing an essential role in insect repellent activity. CONCLUSION Our study suggests that dillapiole has the potential to be used as a natural insect repellent for the control of P. interpunctella infestation in agricultural and food products during distribution and storage. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.

Details

ISSN :
10970010 and 00225142
Volume :
102
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....17250e2f346facbc8f56324501fdf902
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.11447